市长表示，包括儿童在内共有九人受伤。澳大利亚当局称，周六上午一辆车撞入人群，造成多人受伤。新南威尔士州警方在一份新闻稿中表示，司机已在现场被捕。
The mayor said nine people, including children, were injured. Several people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a crowd in Australia on Saturday morning, authorities said. The driver was arrested at the scene, New South Wales police said in a news release.
据当地媒体报道，事发于当地时间周六上午9时30分左右，地点在悉尼以北约100英里的纽卡斯尔。当时人群正沿街列队，参加纽卡斯尔骑士队橄榄球队的总决赛巡游，为球队送行。
It happened about 9:30 a.m. Saturday local time in Newcastle, about 100 miles north of Sydney, as crowds were lining the street for the Newcastle Knights' rugby team's grand final procession to send off the team, according to local media reports.
警察、交通巡逻人员和急救人员赶到现场。当局称，数名伤者由急救人员在现场进行了救治。
Police officers, traffic patrols and paramedics responded to the scene. Several people were treated by paramedics at the location, authorities said.
警方称，这起事件导致纽卡斯尔连接路双向关闭，并影响了巡游的原定路线。
Police said the incident closed Newcastle Link Road in both directions and impacted the planned route of the processional.
纽卡斯尔市长加文·莫里斯在电视直播中告诉澳大利亚ABC新闻，车辆撞入人群时，包括儿童在内约有九人受伤。
Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris told ABC News Australia during a broadcast that about nine people, including children, were injured when the vehicle struck the crowd.
市长称，初步信息显示，司机此前一直轰油门，随后失去控制，车辆侧向冲入人群。
According to the mayor, early information suggested the driver had been revving the vehicle before losing control and driving sideways into the crowd.
纽卡斯尔骑士队在一份声明中表示：“我们向所有受这起事件影响的人致以关切，包括现场人员及其家人。”
In a statement, the Newcastle Knights said: "Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the incident, including those at the scene and their families."