{
  "id": 11773412,
  "title": "Police offer update on Newcastle crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/police-offer-update-on-newcastle-crash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T20:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/police-offer-update-on-newcastle-crash-20261004-p612mq.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A car crashed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans in Newcastle on NRL grand final day, injuring 10 people. The incident occurred at a roundabout on Newcastle Link Road in the city's west at around 9:30am.\n\nThe 18-year-old driver, Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, has been charged with multiple driving offences, including dangerous driving and causing bodily harm. According to ABC News AU, his P1 Provisional licence has been suspended and the vehicle has been seized for forensic examination.\n\nThe condition of those most seriously injured is improving, according to Assistant Commissioner David Waddell. A five-year-old girl remains in a critical but stable condition, while three others have been discharged from hospital and one patient remains in a critical condition, as per Hunter New England Health. The driver is set to face court on Sunday.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Newcastle's joy tempered by heartache on NRL grand final day after car crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/newcastles-joy-tempered-by-heartache-on-nrl-grand-final-day-after-car",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:10:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Driver to face court over Newcastle crowd crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/driver-to-face-court-over-newcastle-crowd-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-03T20:30:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Driver to face court over Newcastle crowd crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/driver-to-face-court-over-newcastle-crowd-crash-11766603",
        "published": "2026-10-03T20:30:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
}