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, an 18-year-old P-plater from Sydney, has been refused bail after allegedly driving a car into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters. The incident occurred on Saturday morning near a major roundabout in Newcastle, leaving ten people injured, including a five-year-old child who was placed in an induced coma.

According to The Guardian Australia, the car driven by Bambrick Samarasinghe careered into the crowd of fans lining the streets to farewell their team. The community has rallied to support those hospitalized after the crash.

Bambrick Samarasinghe is known on social media as iAmINDIKA, where he has posted several videos in Sydney since July, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. He has appeared in court on dangerous driving offences.

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