3 October 2026
A car drove into a crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said.
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A car drove into a crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney on Saturday, injuring multiple people, Australian officials said. Exact details of what ...
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Several people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a crowd in Australia on Saturday morning, authorities said. The driver was arrested at the scene, New South Wales police said in a news release ...
