Four children tragically lost their lives over the weekend when a suspected drunk driver mounted the kerb in the NSW suburb of Oatlands, near Parramatta, shortly before 8pm on Saturday.

Siblings Antony, 13, Angelina, 12 and Sienna Abdullah, nine, and their 11-year-old relative Veronique Sakr were killed in the horror crash, which happened as they made their way to buy ice cream. Three other young children were also hospitalised as a result of the incident.

The 29-year-old driver of the Mitsubishi Triton returned a blood-alcohol reading of 0.150 – three times the legal limit – and has since been charged with 20 offences including running a red light, four counts of manslaughter and four counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

Now, following the tragedy, calls have been made for further discussions to be had around the prospect of enforcing a zero tolerance limit when it comes to drink driving. Dr John Crozier, from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, told the Daily Telegraph there was an evidence base for the argument to ban the consumption of any alcohol for drivers, as other countries already have such laws in place.