Authorities have charged an 18-year-old individual with multiple offenses, including dangerous driving leading to grievous bodily harm, following an incident where he allegedly crashed into a gathering of Newcastle Knights supporters in Newcastle today.

Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe was taken into custody at the scene after his vehicle reportedly struck the crowd, resulting in injuries to ten individuals.

Samarasinghe is scheduled to appear in Newcastle Bail Court tomorrow.

According to court records reviewed by the ABC, the young man faces 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.

The incident occurred around 9:30 AM on October 3, when his vehicle collided with a crowd at a roundabout on Newcastle Link Road in Wallsend, located in the western part of Newcastle.

Among the ten injured individuals taken to John Hunter Hospital was a 5-year-old girl, who is reportedly in critical condition. Additionally, a 67-year-old man sustained serious injuries but is currently in stable condition.

As Samarasinghe was escorted into a police vehicle, onlookers shouted at him, expressing their outrage. Two other individuals were also removed from the car by law enforcement as the crowd became increasingly hostile.