Driver to face court over Newcastle crowd crash

A teenager, Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, is to face court after a car crashed into a group of Newcastle Knights fans. The incident occurred yesterday morning when a car allegedly driven erratically hit supporters lining the streets to see off the team as it left for the NRL Grand Final in Sydney.

Ten people were injured in the crash, which happened at a roundabout on Newcastle Link Road in Newcastle's west, around 9:30am. According to Hunter New England Health, one patient remained in a critical but stable condition in hospital, while three others had been discharged.

The 18-year-old driver has been charged with multiple driving offences, including dangerous driving, negligent driving occasioning bodily harm, and causing bodily harm by misconduct. His P1 Provisional licence has been suspended, and the vehicle has been seized for forensic examination. Two other teenagers in the vehicle were unharmed.

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