Driver who allegedly crashed into Newcastle Knights crowd faces more charges

An 18-year-old who is accused of driving a car that hit and injured a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans has been served with eight more charges.

P-plater Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe allegedly injured 10 people, all of whom were hospitalised after the October 3 incident.

This included a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man who were in a critical condition at the time.

Thousands of fans had lined the streets to wave the Newcastle Knights off to their first NRL grand final in 25 years.

He was arrested shortly after the incident, with crowds recorded shouting at the man as he was put into a police car.

The new charges include dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and six counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct using a motor vehicle.

This brings the total number of charges to 17.

Accused on bail

Less than 24 hours after being arrested, Mr Samarasinghe faced bail court where he did not apply for bail which was formally refused.

His lawyer then lodged a successful bail review application on Friday.

The legal representative argued his client had no history of violence and had sustained a suspected spinal injury from the incident.

Prosecutors had opposed granting him bail, arguing the accused posed an "unacceptable risk" to the community.

Mr Samarasinghe, who appeared via audiovisual link in Newcastle Local Court, was released after spending six nights in custody.

He left Silverwater prison with his parents by his side to live at his mother's home in Sydney under bail conditions.

He is scheduled to face Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.