10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in Australia

New South Wales police say the driver, an 18-year-old rugby league fan, has been arrested.

A fire truck drives towards a crash site as a police vehicle blocks a road in Wallsend, News South Wales, on October 3, 2026, after a car drove into a crowd [Kai Preston/Reuters]

A car has crashed into a crowd of rugby league supporters in the eastern Australian city of Newcastle, injuring 10 people, including three children.

New South Wales police said on Saturday that two of the injured – a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man – were in a critical condition and the other eight were in stable condition in hospital.

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Police said they had 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.

The crowd had gathered to farewell the local rugby league side, the Newcastle Knights, ahead of their grand final against the Sydney Roosters on Sunday.

Newcastle Lord Mayor Gavin Morris said the driver, a rugby league fan, had lost control of his vehicle and had been taken into custody.

“He was revving the car, he was excited, he was a supporter, he was there for the joy of the moment,” Morris told the national broadcaster ABC.

“Somehow he lost control of the car … and he’s gone into the crowd,” he added.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: “My thoughts are with everyone injured or involved in the horrible incident this morning in Newcastle.”

“Rugby league brings people together, and this should have been a weekend of excitement and pride for Newcastle fans,” he wrote in a social media post.

新南威尔士州警方称，肇事司机是一名18岁的橄榄球联赛球迷，已被逮捕。

2026年10月3日，在威尔士南部新南威尔士州沃尔森德，一辆消防车驶向事故现场，一辆警车封锁了道路，此前一辆汽车冲入人群。[Kai Preston/路透社]

在澳大利亚东部城市纽卡斯尔，一辆汽车冲入一群橄榄球联赛支持者中，造成 10 人受伤，其中包括 3 名儿童。

新南威尔士州警方周六表示，两名伤者——一名五岁女孩和一名 67 岁男子——情况危急，其余八名伤者在医院情况稳定。

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警方表示，他们已逮捕了驾驶该车辆的18岁男子，并正在调查事故原因。警方称，初步判断这起车祸与恐怖主义无关。

人群聚集在一起，为当地橄榄球联盟球队纽卡斯尔骑士队送行，他们将于周日与悉尼公鸡队进行总决赛。

纽卡斯尔市长加文·莫里斯表示，肇事司机是一名橄榄球联赛球迷，他失去了对车辆的控制，目前已被拘留。

“他发动了汽车，他很兴奋，他是一名支持者，他到那里是为了享受那一刻的快乐，”莫里斯告诉国家广播公司ABC。

“不知什么原因，他失去了对汽车的控制……然后就冲进了人群，”他补充道。

英国首相安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯表示：“我向今天上午在纽卡斯尔发生的这起可怕事件中所有受伤或牵涉其中的人们表示慰问。”

他在社交媒体上发帖写道：“橄榄球联赛能将人们团结在一起，这本该是纽卡斯尔球迷充满激动和自豪的周末。”