Car drives into large crowd of Australian rugby fans, injuring 10 north of Sydney

Car drives into large crowd of Australian rugby fans, injuring 10 north of Sydney

Police said initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related

Ten people were injured when a man drove into ‌a crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday after appearing to lose control ​of the car, authorities said.

The ​18-year-old driver was arrested at the scene in the suburb ​of Wallsend about 110 kilometres north ⁠of the ‌New South Wales state capital, Sydney.

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When the incident occurred, fans had lined local streets to send off ⁠the Newcastle Knights rugby league team, due to compete in the country's National ‌Rugby League grand final in Sydney on Sunday.

Two of those hospitalized, a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man, ​were in critical condition, authorities ⁠said.

Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said the ⁠driver seemed to have lost control of ⁠the ⁠car. "It ​appears that he was revving the car in ​some form," ⁠Morris said in televised remarks.