Alleged driver in Newcastle car crash charged and identified | ABC NEWS
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An 18-year-old driver has been charged with nine offences after a car ploughed into a crowd of Knights fans and injured 10 in Newcastle ahead of the NRL Grand Final. The P-plate driver has been identified as Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe. Four out of the 10 injured people have been discharged while a five-year-old girl remains in a critical but stable condition. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/newcastle-knights-car-crash-wallsend-injuries/107224666 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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