Australian car ramming incident driver charged with nine offences

date
03/10/2026
On the 3rd local time, the driver involved in the incident in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, where a car plowed into a crowd, was charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, three counts of negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm, and three counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct. The driver will appear in Newcastle Local Court on the 4th. At around 9:30 a.m. local time on the 3rd, in Newcastle, New South Wales, as fans lined the roadside to send off the Newcastle Knights team, who were about to head to Sydney to compete in the Australian National Rugby League grand final, a car plowed into the crowd, causing multiple injuries. According to Australian sources, the incident has caused at least 9 injuries, 2 of whom are in critical condition.