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Car crashes into crowd in Australia, 10 injured

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A car crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring ten people including three children, local officials said. The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • A car crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring ten people including three children, local officials said.S1
  • The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car.S2
  • The driver was arrested ‌at the scene in the ‌city about 110 km (68 ‌miles) ⁠north of the ⁠New South Wales state capital, SydneyS3
  • The mayor said nine people, including children, were injured.S4
  • Driver arrested at scene as initial indications suggest incident is not terrorism relatedS5
  • Australian officials say a car drove into a large crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney, injuring multiple people. Exact details of what happened and how many were injured weren’t immediately available. New South...S6
  • A car drove into a ​crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said.S7
  • A car drove into a crowd in Newcastle, Australia, injuring several people, including critically injured children. The driver was arrested. Police do not believe it was terrorism related.S8
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4d Data

Car crashes into crowd in Australia, 10 injured

A car crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring ten people including three children, local officials said.

4d Deutsche Welle

Australia: Car crashes into rugby fans, 10 injured

The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car.

5d Thehindu

Nine injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

The driver was arrested ‌at the scene in the ‌city about 110 km (68 ‌miles) ⁠north of the ⁠New South Wales state capital, Sydney

5d Abcnews

10 injured after car crashes into crowd in Australia; driver arrested

The mayor said nine people, including children, were injured.

5d Independent

Several injured as car crashes into rugby fans gathered in Australia’s Newcastle

Driver arrested at scene as initial indications suggest incident is not terrorism related

5d Publish

Several injured in Australia as car drives into crowd north of Sydney

Australian officials say a car drove into a large crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney, injuring multiple people. Exact details of…

5d Data

Several injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

A car drove into a ​crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said.

5d Cnbctv18

Several injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

A car drove into a crowd in Newcastle, Australia, injuring several people, including critically injured children. The driver was arrested. Police do not believe it was terrorism re…

Car crashes into crowd in Australia, 10 injured

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The brief

A car crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring ten people including three children, local officials said. The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • A car crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring ten people including three children, local officials said.S1
  • The driver has been identified as an 18-year-old man who is said to have been "revving" when he lost control of his car.S2
  • The driver was arrested ‌at the scene in the ‌city about 110 km (68 ‌miles) ⁠north of the ⁠New South Wales state capital, SydneyS3
  • The mayor said nine people, including children, were injured.S4
  • Driver arrested at scene as initial indications suggest incident is not terrorism relatedS5
  • Australian officials say a car drove into a large crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney, injuring multiple people. Exact details of what happened and how many were injured weren’t immediately available. New South...S6
  • A car drove into a ​crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said.S7
  • A car drove into a crowd in Newcastle, Australia, injuring several people, including critically injured children. The driver was arrested. Police do not believe it was terrorism related.S8
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Sources · 8 citations

S1S7 DataLead 2 reports · EN
S2 Deutsche Welle 1 report · EN
S3 Thehindu 1 report · EN
S4 Abcnews 1 report · EN
S5 Independent 1 report · EN
S6 Publish 1 report · EN
S8 Cnbctv18 1 report · EN