Live: Chaos at grand final gathering as car hits crowd, driver arrested

Ten people have been injured after a car collided with a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters in Wallsend about 9.30am.

NSW Ambulance said nine people were injured. Two people, a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man, remain in critical conditions.

Witnesses have reported the driver had been revving their engine and lost control of the vehicle.

The driver was arrested by police at the scene.

The Knights coach was diverted following the incident and has now arrived in Sydney.

We've just received updated numbers from NSW Police that 10 people were injured during the crash, up from nine previously reported.

Two people — a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man — remain in critical conditions.

All 10 were treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to John Hunter Hospital.

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