On 22 April 2020, a truck driver under the influence of drugs, Mohinder Singh, crashed his truck into a Porsche 911 and two police cars on the Eastern Freeway, in the suburb of Kew East, Australia, killing four police officers who were on routine highway patrol. Prior to the incident, the officers had pulled over the Porsche's driver, Richard Pusey, for speeding. After the truck hit the officers, Pusey filmed them for several minutes with vulgar commentary as they lay dying, before fleeing.
A truck struck and killed four Victoria Police officers on the Eastern Freeway, Australia, the force's deadliest single
A truck struck and killed four Victoria Police officers on the Eastern Freeway, Australia, the force's deadliest single incident.
On April 22, in the year 2020, A truck struck and killed four Victoria Police officers on the Eastern Freeway, Australia, the force's deadliest single incident. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of April 22, one of 297 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on April 22, 2020 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
- The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
- Wikipedia source last updated on 25 March 2026.
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