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  "id": 11568004,
  "title": "Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/several-people-injured-after-vehicle-hits-crowd-at-knights-grand",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:51:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/03/several-people-injured-after-vehicle-hits-crowd-at-knights-grand-final-farewell-in-newcastle"
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nEmergency services treated multiple casualties, as confirmed by ABC News AU and NSW Ambulance.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Multiple injuries after car hits crowd of Knights supporters in Newcastle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/breaking-multiple-injuries-after-car-hits-crowd-of-knights-supporters",
        "published": "2026-10-03T00:23:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/multiple-people-injured-after-car-crashes-into-newcastle-knights-fans-11561298",
        "published": "2026-10-03T00:31:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/multiple-people-injured-after-car-crashes-into-newcastle-knights-fans",
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        "title": "Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/several-people-injured-after-vehicle-hits-crowd-at-knights-grand-11570103",
        "published": "2026-10-03T00:51:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Several injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/several-injured-in-australia-as-car-crashes-into-crowd-north-of-sydney",
        "published": "2026-10-03T01:45:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Several injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/several-injured-in-australia-as-car-crashes-into-crowd-north-of-sydney-11577196",
        "published": "2026-10-03T01:51:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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