Driver to seek bail over crash that killed unborn twins

A MAN accused of killing a heavily pregnant woman and her 17-year-old relative in a catastrophic crash will seek to walk free on bail.

Richard Moananu was allegedly involved in a car crash in Sydney's Orchard Hills which killed a pregnant woman and her male passenger. Picture: Facebook.

A MAN accused of killing a heavily pregnant woman and her 17-year-old relative in a catastrophic crash in Sydney’s west will seek to walk free on bail, a court has heard.

In Penrith Local Court on Thursday, Richard Moananu’s lawyer Sarah Ha’angana said a bail release application for her client would be made on October 19.

Court documents viewed by news.com.au allege Mr Moananu, 29, was driving more than 45km/h over the speed limit in western Sydney on Friday night when his Mazda veered on the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with another car on Northern Rd, Orchard Hills.

Travelling in the second car was Katherine Hoang, 23, who was pregnant with twin boys, and her 17-year-old relative. They both died at the scene.

Katherine’s husband Bronco Hoang, 25, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was taken to hospital where he is fighting for life. He is unaware the teen driver of the car, his wife and expectant sons have died.

Richard Moananu was allegedly involved in a car crash in Sydney's Orchard Hills which killed a pregnant woman and her male passenger. Picture: Facebook.

Mr Moananu is a father-of-four.

Mr Moananu was trapped for a short time and sustained leg injuries before being transported to Westmead Hospital where he remains in a stable condition under police guard. The father-of-four, who police say was unlicensed, has been charged with 10 offences including two counts of manslaughter, two counts of aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death and two counts negligent driving occasioning death.

Katherine and Bronco Hoang were both involved in a car accident in Sydney's Orchard Hills. Katherine and the couple’s unborn twins were killed.

Katherine Hoang was due to give birth to twins this month.

A NSW Police spokesman on Monday said they were getting advice about taking legal action over the deaths of the unborn babies.

Sources close to the investigation told The Daily Telegraph that police could lay further charges over the death of the unborn babies after a post mortem, but “it is a grey area of the law”.

The source said: “It depends whether the unborn twins are classed as foetuses or children”.

Tributes have been pouring in at the crash site for the Hoang family.

Among them: notes written by children, four timber crosses, a garden path light, twin stuffed toys and an array of floral bouquets.

One note written by a child reads “Rest in peace”.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family. More than $39,500 has already been raised by more than 700 people.

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