{
  "id": 11773451,
  "title": "P-plater in horror Newcastle Knights car crash previously lost his licence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/p-plater-in-horror-newcastle-knights-car-crash-previously-lost-his-11773451",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T21:21:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/p-plater-in-horror-newcastle-knights-car-crash-previously-lost-his-licence-20261004-p612mb.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An 18-year-old driver, Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, is set to face court on Sunday on multiple charges after a car crashed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans. The incident occurred on Newcastle Link Road in Newcastle's west, injuring 10 people, including a five-year-old girl who remains in a critical but stable condition.\n\nThe driver, who holds a P1 Provisional licence, has been charged with dangerous driving, negligent driving occasioning bodily harm, and causing bodily harm by misconduct. His licence has been suspended and the vehicle seized for forensic examination. Two other teenagers, who were in the vehicle with the driver, were unharmed.\n\nAccording to Hunter New England Health, one patient remains in a critical condition, and three others have been discharged from hospital. The incident has left Newcastle with a heavy heart on NRL grand final day.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Newcastle's joy tempered by heartache on NRL grand final day after car crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/newcastles-joy-tempered-by-heartache-on-nrl-grand-final-day-after-car",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:10:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Driver to face court over Newcastle crowd crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/driver-to-face-court-over-newcastle-crowd-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-03T20:30:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Driver to face court over Newcastle crowd crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/driver-to-face-court-over-newcastle-crowd-crash-11766603",
        "published": "2026-10-03T20:30:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}