Car drives into crowd of Newcastle Knights fans in Australia

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 3 Oct, 06:09 · Archive

A car drove into a crowd of Newcastle Knights rugby fans in Australia, injuring multiple people including children.

A car drove into a crowd of Newcastle Knights rugby fans in Newcastle, Australia on Saturday. At least nine people were injured in the incident, including several children, according to Australian officials.

An 18-year-old driver was arrested at the scene. Police identified him as a rugby league fan. According to DW News, the driver was 'revving' when he lost control of his car.

Initial indications suggest the incident is not terrorism related, as reported by Independent World. The exact circumstances of how the vehicle came to drive into the crowd remain unclear from the available reports.

The injured were receiving treatment following the incident. No further details about their conditions or identities were provided by the outlets covering the story at the time of reporting.

How it is being reported

• 10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in AustraliaAl Jazeera · 3 Oct, 05:29
• Australia: Car crashes into rugby fans, 10 injuredDW News · 3 Oct, 05:27
• 'Horrible incident': At least nine injured as car hits crowd in AustraliaSky News World · 3 Oct, 04:34
• Several injured as car crashes into rugby fans gathered in Australia’s NewcastleIndependent World · 3 Oct, 03:57
• Multiple people injured after car drives into Newcastle Knights fansDaily Mail · 3 Oct, 01:21

In this story: Newcastle Knights · Newcastle · Australia · New South Wales

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