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Teenage driver denied bail after car hits rugby league fans in Newcastle

An 18-year-old P-plate driver has been refused bail after a vehicle struck a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters, leaving ten people injured.

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An 18-year-old P-plate driver, Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, has been refused bail in court following a car crash in Newcastle that injured ten rugby league fans. The Guardian, 1News, Nine.com.au, and SMH.com.au reported that the vehicle careered into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters who were lining the streets to see off their team. [1][2][3][4][5]

Ten people were injured in the incident, including a five-year-old girl who was left critically ill in an induced coma, according to the Guardian, 1News, Nine.com.au, and Canberra CityNews. The Guardian reported that Samarasinghe appeared in court facing dangerous driving charges while the local community rallied to support those remaining in hospital. [1][2][4][5]

SMH.com.au reported that the driver had previously lost his licence before the crash involving the NRL supporters in Newcastle. [3]

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In short

  • Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, was refused bail after a vehicle crashed into Newcastle Knights fans.
  • Ten people were injured in the crash, including a five-year-old girl put in an induced coma.
  • Samarasinghe faces dangerous driving offences following the incident.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]No bail for P-plater over Newcastle crash that left five-year-old in induced coma and injured nine other NRL fansThe Guardian, 20h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]P-plater charged after car allegedly ploughed into NRL fans in Newcastle, girl, 5, in a comaNine.com.au, 1d ago
  3. [3]P-plater in horror Newcastle Knights car crash previously lost his licenceSMH.com.au, 1d ago
  4. [4]Ten injured, five-year-old critical after car hits NRL fans in Newcastle1News, 20h ago
  5. [5]Girl in coma, P-plater charged after car hits NRL fansCanberra CityNews, 23h ago

Background

  1. [6]1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Yves Bissouma on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Detroit Red Wings face trade requests from Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson FTMQ News, 20h ago
  4. [9]Fire Near Peru Machu Picchu Route Leaves One Dead and Two Injured FTMQ News, 20h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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