No bail for P-plater over Newcastle crash that left five-year-old in induced coma and injured nine other NRL fans

<p>Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A driver whose car careered into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters – leaving children as young as five injured – will be kept in custody as the community rallies to support those hospitalised after the crash.</p><p>Ten people were left injured after a car allegedly driven by 18-year-old P-plater Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe careered into the crowd near a major roundabout on Saturday morning.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/04/no-bail-for-p-plater-over-newcastle-crash-that-left-five-year-old-in-induced-coma-and-injured-nine-other-nrl-fans-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>