The teenage P-plater accused of crashing into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans as they waved off the team to the NRL grand final has been granted bail after six days in jail.

Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, was allegedly behind the wheel of his gold 2006 BMW cabriolet when he lost control on the morning of October 3 in Newcastle, north of Sydney.

A five-year-old girl and a man, 67, were both critically injured in the crash, but their conditions later improved to serious but stable.

Six of the 10 people injured in the incident have been discharged, but four remain in hospital. 

Former private schoolboy Samarasinghe was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

Police charged Samarasinghe with three counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, three counts of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and three counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct in charge of a motor vehicle.

He was remanded in custody when he appeared in court on Sunday but appeared by video link from Sydney’s Silverwater jail at a bail hearing at Newcastle Local Court on Friday.

The apprentice mechanic appeared on screen wearing a white neck brace and was seen to make the sign of the cross before proceedings began.

Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, was allegedly behind the wheel of his gold 2006 BMW cabriolet when he lost control on the morning of October 3 in Newcastle, north of Sydney

Police charged Indika with three counts of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, three counts of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and three counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct in charge of a motor vehicle

A five-year-old girl and a man, 67, were both critically injured in the crash, but their conditions later improved to serious but stable

The court was told further charges are expected in the case and Judge Trevor Khan said the incident was ‘extraordinary’.

‘Thousands use this roadway and I’ve got to say none of them end up having spun out off the roadway,’ he added. 

Samarasinghe was released on bail into the care of his mother Nic Bambrick in Sydney with strict conditions surrounding his release.

He is not allowed out between 8pm and 7am and must always be accompanied by at least one of his parents during the day.

Samarasinghe was told to surrender his passport, report to police daily, banned from taking drink or drugs and must not drive.

He is scheduled to return to Newcastle Local Court on October 15.

The Daily Mail has previously revealed Samarasinghe graduated last year from Sydney’s independent Catholic boys’ school Waverley College. 

Samarasinghe has lived on one of the prettiest streets in Randwick, in Sydney’s east, with his designer-loving mum and younger brother for almost five years. 

Neighbours of his $4million family home said his 20-year-old flash BMW with personalised INDIKA plates was notorious locally for its noisy engine. 

Samarsinghe is not allowed out between 8pm and 7am and must always be accompanied by at least one of his parents (pictured) during the day

Samarasinghe graduated last year from Sydney’s independent Catholic boys’ school Waverley College

Samarasinghe was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

His mother is a service designer who works for the Australian Digital Health Agency, and bought the semi-detached four-bedroom home with her sons’ father, Sunil Samarasinghe, in early 2022.

Sunil, who is originally from the UK and is head of technology at the Woolworths Group, lives separately in Woollahra, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. 

On since-deleted social media accounts, Samarasinghe appeared to have a carefree life clubbing with friends and travelling overseas with his mother and brother, most recently visiting Japan.

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