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Car hits crowd at Newcastle Knights farewell, ten injured
Original: newcastle
A car drove into a crowd of NRL fans lining Newcastle streets to farewell the Newcastle Knights, injuring about ten people, two of them critically, including a child. The driver has been arrested. The crowd had gathered to wave off the team's bus, and news outlets across Australia are providing rolling updates as police respond.
Why now: A vehicle ploughing into fans at a public team farewell event is a breaking news story with critical injuries.
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Evidence
- DRIVER ARRESTED: 10 hurt, two critical as car slams into NRL fans · News.com.au
- Newcastle crash LIVE updates: Multiple injuries after car hits crowd · SMH.com.au
- Child critical after multiple fans hit by car in Newcastle · Nine.com.au
- Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle · The Guardian
- Latest News · NSW Police
- Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans · SMH.com.au
- Multiple people injured after car hits crowd lining streets to farewell Knights bus · Newcastle Herald
- Five wooden spoons and $1m in Merch: Why Newcastle never walked away · The Daily Telegraph
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