Lamenters bid sobbing adieu to 5 of the 6 victims of a tragic auto accident that occurred on the eve of a Sikh wedding. The victims died late on Aug. 24 when a pickup truck crashed into them, killing six and leaving another 17 injured, as they were parading along an unlit rural road in an Indian pre-wedding tradition known as a “jaago” for the wedding between Simne (Harsimran) Mahil and Robbie (Jarnail) Grewal that was scheduled on Aug. 26.

However, Police has ruled out alcohol or drugs as factors in the crash. No charges have been laid yet against Bachittar Singh Brar, the 71-year-old driver. Police have not said yet whether charges will ever be laid.

Kulwant Brar, the driver's son, said, some boys who were part of the wedding party beat his father after the crash. However, the Brar family said it doesn't blame the youths under the circumstances, adding they join in the grieving for the dead and wounded.

At service in Delta, B.C. held to mourn four victims, Rattan Singh Girn, the president of the Akali Singh Sikh Society, said to The Canadian Press, "Nobody was expecting this; moments before they were celebrating their joyful ceremony but all of a sudden this has happened; The family is really very disturbed upset, you know, but it's God's will,”

Over 1,000 people attended the service. Provincial politician David Hayer, “The Mahil family and other family members are well known, well respected in the community and they had done so much work in the community helping other people. And this is why you see so much of the community coming together to support them from all over,"

He described the situation as painful for not only the families involved, but the entire community.

Girn and Hayer attended the service for Damanpreet Kang (13), Rubel Gill (21), Bhupinder Kaler (25, Rubel's brother), and Satwinder Kaur Mahil (56)
Another service was held in Abbotsford for 57 years old deceased Harjinder Kaur Sanghera,.

"We should not blame anyone. What is going to happen is only God's (will)," said Gurdial Singh ouside Sanghera's service.

"Our mom has left us but we will never forget the love with which she raised us," son Charanjit Sanghera told the mourners.

Ruby Sanghera told the crowd estimated in the hundreds that her mother would now never get a chance to be a grandmother.

"She always told us everything would be OK and it always was," Ruby said. "I have lost not only my mother but also my best friend and I will miss her every day of my life."

Ripudaman Singh Dhillon (34), a sixth victim is to be flown back to India for a service later this week.