Truck driver gets 8-years of imprisonment for deadly hokey bus crash

The driver who caused the deaths of 16 people on a rural Canadian road in Saskatchewan after crashing his truck into a bus transporting a junior hockey team was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison, Canadian media reported.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 30, pleaded guilty in January to 29 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death or bodily harm, saying he did not want to make things worse by proceeding with a trial.

The prosecution had asked for 10 years. The defense had made no recommendation but cited cases whose sentences ranged from 18 months to four years, according to CBC.