The Alberta semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos’ bus collision last April has pleaded guilty to all 29 charges stemming from the highway tragedy.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, was originally scheduled to appear Tuesday in Melfort provincial court for defence election. Instead, he entered guilty pleas to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured. </s> The truck driver involved in the fatal bus crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team has pleaded guilty to all 29 charges against him.

Jaskirat Sidhu was charged with 16 counts of dangerous operation of motorized vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily injury. He appeared in court in Melfort, Sask., on Tuesday to deliver his plea.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team was bound for a playoff game on April 6 when the bus and a semi-truck collided at a rural intersection between Nipawin and Tisdale. Sidhu was not hurt, though 16 died and another 13 were injured.

Sidhu was arrested in July and held in custody before being released on $1,000 bail with conditions.

If convicted, the 29-year-old faces sentences upwards of 14 years and 10 years in jail, respectively.

The case has been adjourned until Jan. 28. </s> MELFORT, Sask. – Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of the semi-truck involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus collision, today plead guilty to all 29 charges against him.

Sidhu, 29, was charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Media reports indicate it could take up to five days before sentencing is announced, and the case was adjourned until Jan. 28.

Following the release of a study by McElhanney Consulting Services, which recommended 13 safety enhancements to the intersection where the incident took place, the judge for the case granted more time for Sidhu and his lawyer to enter a plea.

Sidhu, a Calgary resident, was arrested July 6 at his home. He was a driver for Calgary carrier Adesh Deol Trucking, of which the owner, Sukhmander Singh, faces eight charges of not complying with federal and provincial safety regulations.

Sidhu faces a maximum sentence of 14 years for dangerous driving causing death, and a max of 10 years for dangerous driving causing bodily harm. </s> The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Friday that they have arrested the driver of a truck that collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos' junior hockey team in April, which resulted in 16 deaths and injury to 13 others.

Jaskirat Sidhu, 29, was arrested at his home in Calgary at 10:07 a.m. local time Friday, per the RCMP.

Sidhu faces 16 counts of "dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death" and 13 counts of "dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm."

The RCMP said that Sidhu will "make his first appearance in Saskatchewan Provincial Court next week."

The April accident occurred at an intersection in rural Saskatchewan. There were 29 players and people associated with the team on board the bus as the Broncos were making their way to a playoff game. </s> The truck driver responsible for the April 2018 bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team has pleaded guilty to all charges, according to the Canadian Press.

On Tuesday, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu appeared in court and pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Sentencing may take up to five days. The case was adjourned until Jan. 28.

The crash happened on April 6th, 2018 when the Broncos were on their way to a playoff game in Nipawin, Saskatchewan and it left 16 people dead and 13 others injured.

Back in September, the team played in its first game since the crash and honored the victims in a postgame ceremony. </s> Semi-trailer driver in fatal Humboldt crash pleads guilty to all charges

Nine months after the tragic crash, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Nine months after the tragic crash, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has pleaded guilty to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. 5:42 </s> The driver of the truck that hit the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team last April, killing 10 players and six others, pleaded guilty to 29 charges on Tuesday.

The driver, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, entered his plea to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, courtroom.

He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 28 and faces up to 24 years in prison. His plea cancels his trial.

The crash occurred April 6, 2018, when the Humboldt Broncos were traveling to a playoff game. In addition to the 16 members of the team entourage who were killed, 13 players were injured. The Broncos are a junior hockey team of players ages 16 to 21.

Sidhu, 29, was arrested three months later at his home in Calgary.

His lawyer, Mark Brayford, spoke on his behalf as he left the courtroom. Brayford said Sidhu wanted survivors and the families of those who died to know “he’s devastated by the grief that he’s caused them.”

In a statement released Tuesday, the Broncos thanked Sidhu “for taking responsibility for his actions.”

“Mr. Sidhu’s guilty pleas are a positive step in the healing process for the survivors, grieving families, the team and our community,” Broncos president Jamie Brockman said. “I commend Mr. Sidhu for taking responsibility for his actions and sparing the survivors and the families the anguish and turmoil of rehashing this tragedy in court.

“I know Mr. Sidhu has also been deeply affected by this tragedy. His careless actions will haunt him for the rest of his life, and I’m sure it is a relief to move forward.” </s> Sixteen people died and 13 players were injured when Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s semi loaded with peat moss collided with the Humboldt Broncos’ bus in rural Saskatchewan.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu leaves provincial court with his lawyer Mark Brayford, right, in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Sidhu, the driver of a transport truck involved in a bus crash that killed 16 people with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in Canada last year has has pleaded guilty to all charges against him. Sidhu was charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. (Kayle Neis/The Canadian Press via AP)

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu leaves provincial court with his lawyer Mark Brayford, right, in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Sidhu, the driver of a transport truck involved in a bus crash that killed 16 people with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in Canada last year has has pleaded guilty to all charges against him. Sidhu was charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. (Kayle Neis/The Canadian Press via AP)

MELFORT, Saskatchewan — The truck driver involved in the deadly crash with a junior hockey team’s bus last April has pleaded guilty to all charges.

Sixteen people died and 13 players were injured when Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s semi loaded with peat moss collided with the Humboldt Broncos’ bus in rural Saskatchewan.

Sidhu was charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Lawyer Mark Brayford said outside court Tuesday that his client told him he doesn’t “want to make things any worse” by going to trial. Sidhu was beside him with his head down.

A sentencing hearing is to begin Jan. 28. The maximum penalty for dangerous driving causing death is 14 years and 10 years for dangerous driving causing bodily harm. </s> The driver of the tractor-trailer that collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus has been arrested and charged, RCMP announced on Friday.

Truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, is facing 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily injury.

He was arrested in Calgary on Friday morning and remanded into custody. Sidhu is set to appear in court in Saskatchewan next week, but no date has been set.

Sidhu was working for the Calgary-based Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd. when the crash occurred at a rural intersection.

He was heading westbound on Highway 335 in a semi as a Charlie's Charters bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos was travelling northbound on Highway 35 to an SJHL playoff game in Nipawin, Sask.

The bus had the right of way. There is a flashing stop sign for drivers on Highway 335 at Highway 35 between Nipawin and Tisdale. The RCMP said the semi was in the intersection when the bus crashed into it.

Sidhu was briefly detained after the April 6 collision then released. He was uninjured.

Sidhu worked for the trucking company for one month prior to the fatal collision, according to owner Sukhmander Singh. Singh said Sidhu trained with him for two weeks and was driving on his own for two more weeks before the crash.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Humboldt Broncos were heading to Nipawin for a playoff game when the collision occurred.

Ten members of the Broncos died. The six other deaths included the bus driver, an athletic therapist, the head coach, assistant coach and two employees of Humboldt's FM radio station.
Jaskirat Sidhu, the driver involved in a fatal crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, pleads guilty to 29 charges against him, including 16 counts of dangerous operation of motorized vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily injury.