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Car crashes into crowd in Australia, 10 injured

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-03 · by AFP

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On Saturday in Newcastle, Australia, a car crash into a crowd of rugby league supporters injured ten people, including three children, as they gathered to farewell the local team before their grand final match. The driver, an 18-year-old fan, was taken into custody after losing control of his vehicle due to excitement over the event. Two individuals are in critical condition, one being a five-year-old girl and another a 67-year-old man. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed condolences for those affected by the incident.
Written by AI on 2026-10-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

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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📰 Car Hits Newcastle Knights Fans Crowd
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Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said the driver, an 18-year-old rugby fan, had lost control of his vehicle, adding that he had been taken into custody. “He was revving the car, he was excited, he was a supporter, he was there for the joy of the moment,” Morris told national broadcaster ABC.
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🔮 Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said the driver, an 18-year-old rugby fan, had lost control of his vehicle, adding that he had been taken into custody. “He was revving the car, he was excited, he was a supporter, he was there for the joy of the moment,” Morris told national broadcaster ABC.
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Car crashes into crowd in Australia, 10 injured · assertive framing

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A car crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring ten people including three children, local officials said. asserted
officials → crash → children
The crowd had gathered to farewell local rugby league side the Newcastle Knights ahead of their grand final match against the Sydney Roosters on Sunday. asserted
crowd → gather → Sunday
Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said the driver, an 18-year-old rugby fan, had lost control of his vehicle, adding that he had been taken into custody. “He was revving the car, he was excited, he was a supporter, he was there for the joy of the moment,” Morris told national broadcaster ABC. asserted
Morris → say → ABC
“Somehow he lost control of the car… and he’s gone into the crowd.” asserted
he → lose → crowd
New South Wales said two people were in a critical condition — a five-year-old girl and 67-year-old man. asserted
people → say → condition
Two other young children were hurt, police said. asserted
police → hurt → ?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said “my thoughts are with everyone injured or involved in the horrible incident this morning in Newcastle”. asserted
thoughts → say → Newcastle
“Rugby league brings people together, and this should have been a weekend of excitement and pride for Newcastle fans,” he wrote in a post on X. asserted
he → bring → X.
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