NewzThe driver was arrested at the scene in the city about 110 km (68 miles) north of the New South Wales state capital, Sydney NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — A vehicle drove into a crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney on Saturday, injuring 10 people, including several children, Australian officials said. Two of the injured — a 5-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man — were in critical condition, and the other eight were in stable condition at a hospital, according to New South Wales police.
Those in stable condition included another 5-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl. Police said they arrested the 18-year-old man driving the vehicle and were investigating what happened. They said the crash was not believed to be related to terrorism.
Thousands had been cheering the team on this week as they trained, Australian Associated Press reported. Another large crowd was on the street Saturday morning to see the team bus off ahead of the rugby league finals match on Sunday. Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said the driver was a rugby fan who had lost control of his vehicle.
The driver was arrested by police officers at the scene. (EPA Images pic)SYDNEY: A car drove into a crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said.The driver was arrested at the scene in the city about 110km north of the New South Wales state capital Sydney.Authorities could not confirm how many people had been injured, a police spokesman said, adding that initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related.Multiple people, including children, were critically injured, Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said in televised remarks.Thousands had lined the city's streets to farewell the Newcastle Knights rugby league team due to compete in the country's National Rugby League grand final in Sydney on Sunday, the Australian Broadcasting Corp reported.
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