Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle

Multiple people have been injured, and a driver has been arrested, after a car crashed into a crowd of fans farewelling the Newcastle Knights team bus. Driver arrested on the scene after a vehicle struck multiple people in a crowd Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA car has crashed into a crowd of people in Newcastle injuring several as fans waited to farewell the Knights team bus before the NRL grand final.New South Wales police said that emergency services were called to Newcastle Link Road at the Transfield Drive roundabout in Wallsend about 9.30am on Saturday after reports a vehicle struck multiple people in a crowd. Multiple people have been hit by a car while lining the streets to farewell the Newcastle Knights in the state's north.

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. Emergency services are treating multiple causalities after a car crashed into a crowd during a Newcastle Knights pre grand-final farewell.