Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans
Multiple people have been injured, including children, when a car has crashed into a crowd of fans who had come out to farewell the Newcastle Knights team bus on Saturday morning.
A car crashed into a crowd of people in Newcastle, injuring several, as fans waited to farewell the Newcastle Knights team bus before the NRL grand final. According to NSW Ambulance, emergency services were called to Newcastle Link Road at the Transfield Drive roundabout in Wallsend about 9:30am on Saturday.
The incident occurred after a vehicle struck multiple people in the crowd. A driver was arrested following the incident, as reported by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Emergency services treated multiple casualties, as confirmed by ABC News AU and NSW Ambulance.
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- Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle theguardian.com
- Breaking: Multiple injuries after car hits crowd of Knights supporters in Newcastle abc.net.au
- Multiple injured after being hit by car in Newcastle theage.com.au
- Multiple injured after being hit by car in Newcastle smh.com.au
