World Driver charged after 4 children killed on Sydney sidewalk

SYDNEY (AP) — An allegedly drunken driver has been charged with 20 offenses including manslaughter after a SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk, killing four and seriously injuring a fifth.

© Provided by Associated Press A woman pauses with a young girl near flowers placed at the scene where seven children were hit on a footpath by a four-wheel drive in the Sydney suburb of Oatlands, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. A 29-year-old man has been charged with 20 offences including manslaughter and high-range drink driving after four children were killed in Sydney on Saturday night. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)

The children were walking to buy ice cream when they were struck Saturday evening by a vehicle driven by Samuel Davidson, police said.

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SYDNEY (AP/Gray News) - An allegedly drunken driver has been charged with 20 offenses, including manslaughter, after an SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk , killing four and seriously injuring a fifth. Police say the children were walking to buy ice cream when they were struck on

SYDNEY (AP) — An allegedly drunken driver has been charged with 20 offenses including manslaughter after a SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk , killing four and seriously injuring a fifth. The children were walking to buy ice cream when they were struck Saturday evening

Three of the children killed were siblings and their brother was taken to a hospital in serious condition. The fourth child killed was the daughter of their father’s cousin.

The father, Danny Abdallah, told reporters on Sunday he was heartbroken.

"I don't know what to say. I'm numb,” Abdallah said. “All I want to say is please, drivers, be careful."

"These kids were just walking innocently, enjoying each other's company ... and this morning I woke up and I have lost three kids," he added.

His children Antony, 13, Angelina, 12 and Sienna, 9, were killed. Their 10-year-old bother was in serious but stable condition.

Abdallah and his wife Leila had had six children. He said his cousin lost an 11-year-old child, Veronique Sakr.

Two other girls aged 10 and 13 suffered minor injuries, authorities said.

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accused of killing four children from one family in Sydney 's north west has been charged with 14 The children 's parents described their deaths as "one in a million". Samuel Davidson is accused of After the crash Mr Abdallah had spoken of his heartbreak and pleaded with drivers to be more

driver who killed 4 innocent children and injured 3 others when his SUV crashed into them on a sidewalk on February 1st 2020, in Sydney Australia. Alleged drunk driver charged with 20 offences after four children killed in Oatlands crash | 7NEWS - Продолжительность: 5:18 7NEWS Australia

Davidson was arrested at the scene on Saturday and remained in custody.

© Provided by Associated Press The victims' mother Leila Geagea, right, pauses near flowers placed at the scene where seven children were hit on a footpath by a four-wheel drive in the Sydney, suburb of Oatlands, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. A 29-year-old man has been charged with 20 offences including manslaughter and high-range drink driving after four children were killed in Sydney on Saturday night. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)

The 20 charges against him, including four of manslaughter, were read in a Sydney court on Sunday. He did not appear in court and was refused bail until his next court appearance on April 2.

He has not entered any pleas. Manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

Davidson allegedly recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15% -- three-times the legal limit in Australia.

Acting Assistant Police Commissioner Jason Joyce said the driver remained at the scene until the police arrived and there were indications his 24-year-old male passenger tried to help some of the children. Neither the driver nor the passenger was injured.

Abdallah said all seven of the injured children were staying at the Abdallah house.

"They were all coming over to get babysat. I told them: 'Just go for a walk, little walk, stay together. You should be OK,’" he said.