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 happened and how many people were injured weren’t immediately available.
New South Wales Ambulance officials said it happened Saturday morning, and that several people were being treated at the scene.
Australian Associated Press reported that the driver was arrested.
The fans were waiting on Saturday for the team bus ahead of a rugby league finals match on Sunday.
Thousands had been cheering the team on this week as they trained, AAP reported. Another large crowd was on the street Saturday morning to see the team bus off ahead of the finals Sunday.
