P-plater denied bail after Newcastle crash injuring 10, including child

An 18-year-old P-plater, Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, was denied bail after a car crash into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters, injuring ten people, including a five-year-old in an induced coma. The incident occurred on Saturday near a major roundabout. The case is in early judicial proceedings, with charges of dangerous driving; the full circumstances remain under investigation.