Harinder Singh fronts court for over death of four men in crash near Shepparton

The man whose four mates were killed in a horror collision after he allegedly drove through a stop sign near Shepparton has again faced court.

A man who allegedly drove through a stop sign before colliding with Toyota HiLux ute at high speeds leading to the death of his four passengers has again faced court

Harinder Singh, 41, appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a committal hearing after he was charged with dangerous driving causing the death of four men and failing to stop and give way at a stop sign on the Pine Lodge Rd near the intersection of Cosgrove-Lemnos near Shepparton on January 4.

The 41-year-old man from India is alleged to have driven his Peugeot sedan through an intersection at Pine Lodge and Cosgrove-Lemnos roads before striking the HiLux ute at high speeds.

The court heard the crash claimed the lives of Harpel Singh, Baljinder Singh, Krishen Singh and Bhupinder Sandu.

Singh was taken to hospital with only minor injuries, while the driver of the HiLux, a 29-year-old man from Nathalia, also received minor injuries.

Harinder Singh, 41, from Shepparton, leaves the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on June 8, 2023 with his lawyer Jack Hurley as he faces charges over a deadly crash that killed four of his passengers on January 4. Picture: Ashley Argoon

Police on scene at the corner of Pine Lodge North Rd and Cosgrove-Lemnos Rd, where a Peugeot sedan collided with a ute and trailer. Four people in the sedan died at the scene. Picture: Ian Currie

The court on Monday heard Singh was prohibited from leaving the state, driving a motor vehicle and had to surrender all of his valid passports and travel documents.

Three men in the back of the vehicle were ejected and were killed at the scene. A front seat male passenger also died. Picture: Ian Currie

Singh again pleaded not guilty to the charges as he previously had in January.

“I noted your plea today is not guilty and the matter is proceeded as a straight hand up brief,” Mr Gilligan said.

Mr Gilligan told Singh there would be one surety in the sum of $270,000 by the way of equity over a Kialla property be provided as a condition of bail.

Singh was ordered to remain on the court premises until the surety arrived, to enable bail to be granted.

He was directed for trial at the Melbourne County Court in August for a directions hearing, with the charge of fail to stop and give way at a stop sign transferred to the same date.