Driver in fatal Cooma car crash arrested at Sydney airport while trying to board flight
The New South Wales Police have arrested Sagar Bhattarai, the driver of fatal Cooma car crash at Sydney Airport on Friday night while trying to leave the country, according to reports.
Five Nepali students were travelling to Snowy Mountains from Syndey in grey Mazda 6 when the car left the road, clipped a small tree, rolled and slid about 160 meters before landing on its roof near Rose Valley Road, Bunyan along the Monaro Highway in Southern New South Wales on June 28.
Samikshya Subedi, 22, a student of Queensford College and Gopal Bhandari, 21 were killed on the spot.
22-year-old Bhattarai, 19-year-old Ashwin Kandel and 20-year-old Sangeet Devkota, 20 suffered head lacerations and were discharged after receiving treatment at the hospital. Kandel was discharged a day later from Cooma hospital while Bhattarai and Devkota received treatment at Canberra Hospital.
Samikshya Subedi, 22, a student of Queensford College and Gopal Bhandari, 21 were killed on the spot.
Bhattarai, Ashwin Kandel, 19 and Sangeet Devkota, 20 suffered head lacerations.
Police described the scene as “horrendous” and said it was surprising the three survivors had not been more seriously injured.
Bhattarai was stopped at the airport following a week-long investigation and taken to Mascot Police Station where was charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death, among other offenses, reported ABC news.
He was refused bail and will remain in custody until his next court appearance on September 27.
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