(NewsNation) — The truck driver has been identified in an eight-car pileup in California that left three people dead and at least four injured.
Authorities said a semitrailer driven by Jashanpreet Singh crashed into several vehicles traveling at low speeds on the 10 Freeway in Ontario in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Authorities said two of the victims were in a car that was so badly damaged they have not been able to determine the make or model and that the third victim was in a pick-up truck. The names of the victims were not released as of Thursday morning.
An area high school revealed that two of the victims were a well-known basketball coach and his wife.
Dashcam video from the semitrailer shows it slamming into the back of an SUV and then hitting several other cars.
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