Truck driver who killed four police officers gives bizarre excuse for swerving

The truck driver at the centre of a horrific car crash involving the deaths of four police officers says he was attempting to avoid a “witch” when he swerved across several lanes of a Melbourne freeway and ploughed straight into a mobile Porsche and two police vehicles.

Mohinder Singh, 47, is said to be undergoing psychiatric treatment at the Melbourne Assessment Prison since the horrific tragedy unfolded on the Eastern Freeway at Kew on April 22.

They constables had pulled over a Porsche 911 holding 41-year-old Richard Pusey and were in the process of impounding the car he was allegedly clocked at 149km/h and tested positive for drugs in his system.

The truck, not too long after Pusey was pulled over, slammed into the back of a highway patrol car and into the officers at 100km/h.

Four officers lost their lives including Senior Constable Lynnette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King and constables Glen Humphris and Josh Prestney.

Singh is believed to have suffered a medical episode that saw him black out after impact.

The truck driver has been charged with culpable driving causing the deaths of the four officers.

Singh is understood to have a pre-existing mental health issue, with a prison source telling the Herald Sun the father-of-two was suffering anxiety and panic attacks in custody.

“He is an unwell man,” the source explained.

“He reported that he'd sighted a witch while he was driving and veered into the emergency lane.”

Blood tests are yet to be revealed in regards to the whether Singh had taken any narcotics, and it is alleged officers found two ice pipes in his truck.

Police raided the offices of Connect Logistics, the trucking company Singh worked for, in the Riverstone Business Park in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers from Victoria's Heavy Vehicle Unit Crime Investigation Unit stormed its headquarters with NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command Crash investigators, seizing documents including logbooks in the two raids.

“Mr Singh is genuinely sorry and saddened that four people have lose their lives as a result of the collision,” a short statement from the truck driver’s lawyer. Steve Pica reads.

“He is acutely aware of the impact upon the families, friends and work colleagues of those that lost their lives.”