Lake Ninan crash: Gurvinder Singh revealed as truck driver killed north of Perth

A truck driver killed in a crash in WA’s Wheatbelt is being remembered as a beloved husband and “superhero” to his young son.

Gurvinder Singh, 34, was on his way home when his vehicle, which was hauling two semi trailers, slammed into a tree and rolled in Lake Ninan, about 170km north of Perth, just after 1am on Sunday.

Sadly he died at the scene on Calingiri-Wongan Hills Rd and never made it back to his loved ones.

A second male driver was also taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries after crashing his car into Singh’s truck.

‘He was meant to be home’

The experienced and hardworking truckie’s family were expecting him to walk through the door on Sunday morning, after four nights away, to join them celebrating the arrival of his father-in-law from India.

His wife Maninder Kaur said the first sign something was terribly wrong was when he did not check in by text.

“Every morning he would send a good morning message. I thought he must be sleeping,” Kaur told 7NEWS.com.au.

Later, she got a call from police telling her they needed to speak but did not want to do so over the phone.

“I kept calling him again and again, saying ‘please pick up the phone’,” she said.

“I didn’t expect it. He was meant to be home.”

Kaur said her husband and best friend loved driving trucks, a job that allowed him to crisscross the state, and had plans to start his own company.

But it was his family that he adored most, with trips to the the beach, afternoons out at lunch or leisurely bike rides among their most precious memories.

“I never imagined my life without him. We’ve been together for 13.5 years,” Kaur said.

“He’d always say to me, ‘let’s do this’ or ‘you make a plan’.

“It’s hard in my mind to accept that he isn’t coming home.”

‘Trying my best to be strong’

The “humble” father had a special bond with his only child, six-year-old Williamjeet, and said often that he had a “responsibility” to make it home because “my son is waiting for me”.

Kaur said Singh was a “superhero” to their boy, who has been told the devastating news.

“I’m trying my best to be strong ... I have to look after him,” Kaur said.

In one tribute posted on social media, Singh was described as a “soft spoken, gentle and respectful person lovingly called ‘Sodhi’”.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help the family with funeral expenses and immediate living costs.

The investigation into the fatal crash remains ongoing, with WA Police appealing for information or dashcam footage that might help their examination.