A car rammed into a crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney on Saturday, injuring multiple people, Associated Press reported, citing Australian officials.
Police said initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related, Reuters reported. “It appears that he’s lost control of the car, and he’s gone into the crowd. Two of those injured were taken to the hospital in a critical condition, Reuters quoted a spokesperson as saying. “I’ve spoken to the authorities, a number of which, and look, first of all, it is under investigation, and the young driver is now with police, so it appears that he was revving the car in some form. He was excited. He was a supporter. And I believe about nine were injured, which sadly also included children [after] … he’s gone sideways into the crowd,” the mayor added.
The driver was arrested at the scene in the city’s suburb of Wallsend, about 110 kilometres north of the New South Wales state capital.
He was, you know, a fan,” Morris said. New South Wales Ambulance officials said the incident occurred on Saturday morning and that several people were being treated at the scene.
