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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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Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A driver whose car careered into a…

Key facts

  • Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, appears in court on dangerous driving offences after car struck Knights supporters lining streets to farewell their team Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A driver whose car careered into a…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:29:52 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Australia: Car crashes into rugby fans, 10 injured

  2. Who are the mystery men who stepped in to keep the FlyDubai plane from crashing?

  3. Italy’s Ustica enigma: Can French files solve mystery crash blamed on stray missile?

  4. Funeral held at Gaza church for mother and daughter killed in Gaza strike

  5. Five-year-old girl in a coma and P-plater charged after car hits crowd of NRL fans in Newcastle

  6. FlyDubai co-pilot used crash ax to attempt terrorist act, UAE says

  7. 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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