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Car Strikes Ten at Newcastle Knights Send-Off

A car struck ten people, including three children, waiting to farewell the Newcastle Knights. A five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man are critical.

BY THE COMMODITIES DESK · Graves ~ 1 MIN · RECORD E1-E2

An 18-year-old provisional driver has been arrested after a car struck ten people, including three children, waiting in Newcastle to farewell the Knights ahead of Sunday's NRL grand final. [E1]

A girl aged five and a man aged 67 are in critical condition after the strike near Wallsend. [E2]

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E1 ↩ nine.com.au An 18-year-old P-plater has been arrested after ten people, including three children, were hit by a car in Newcastle while waiting to farewell the Knights ahead of Sunday’s NRL grand final. 2026-10-03

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Excerpt: "An 18-year-old P-plater has been arrested after ten people, including three children, were hit by a car in Newcastle while waiting to farewell the Knights ahead of Sunday’s NRL grand final."
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Source: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/child-critical-after-multiple-fans-hit-by-car-in-newcastle-20261003-p612jn.html
Retrieved: 2026-10-03T04:43:00Z
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E2 ↩ newy.com.au An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a car struck ten people in a crowd near Wallsend, leaving a girl aged five and a man aged 67 in a critical condition. 2026-10-03

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Excerpt: "An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a car struck ten people in a crowd near Wallsend, leaving a girl aged five and a man aged 67 in a critical condition."
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Source: https://newy.com.au/2026/10/03/driver-arrested-after-vehicle-strikes-crowd-near-wallsend/
Retrieved: 2026-10-03T04:43:00Z
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