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Several injured as car crashes into rugby fans gathered in Australia’s Newcastle

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A car crashed into a crowd of rugby fans in Newcastle, Australia, on Saturday, injuring several people and causing two critical injuries, according to local authorities. Police arrested the driver at the scene and ruled out terrorism as a motive. The incident occurred while thousands were gathering to send off the Newcastle Knights rugby league team before their grand final match in Sydney.

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On October 3, 2026, an 18-year-old driver crashed his BMW into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans in Wallsend, Newcastle, injuring ten people, including two children and a senior citizen who were hospitalized in critical condition. The incident occurred around 9:30 AM when thousands had gathered to farewell the team before their NRL grand final match in Sydney. The driver was arrested at the scene and subsequently charged with 17 offenses, including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and six counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct using a motor vehicle. Newcastle Link Road was closed temporarily due to the crash.

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Thousands had lined the city's streets to farewell the Newcastle Knights rugby league team due to compete in the country's National Rugby League grand final in Sydney on Sunday, the Australian Broadcasting Corp reported.

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🔮 Authorities could not confirm how many people had been injured, a police spokesperson said, adding that initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related. Multiple people, including children, were critically injured, Newcastle mayor Gavin Morris said in televised remarks.

2026-10-03 · The Independent

Several injured as car crashes into rugby fans gathered in Australia’s Newcastle · assertive framing

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A car drove into a crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said. asserted

police → drive → people

The driver was arrested at the scene in the city about 110 km (68 miles) north of the New South Wales state capital Sydney. asserted

driver → arrest → capital

Authorities could not confirm how many people had been injured, a police spokesperson said, adding that initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related. Multiple people, including children, were critically injured, Newcastle mayor Gavin Morris said in televised remarks. uncertain

Morris → confirm → remarks

Two of those injured were taken to hospital in a critical condition, a New South Wales Ambulance spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → injure → condition

Mr Morris said it appeared the driver lost control of the car that hit the crowd. asserted

that → say → crowd

"It appears that he was revving the car in some form," he said in televised remarks. asserted

he → appear → remarks

Corp → line → Sunday

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