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

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

Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team

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.

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.

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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.