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

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3 Oct 2026 11:53 AEST Live blog A running feed, still being written. Summary

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How outlets headlined it

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7NEWS Multiple people, including children, injured as car crashes into NRL fans in Newcastle plain
WAtoday Multiple injured after being hit by car in Newcastle plain
WAtoday Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans plain
ABC News P-plater in custody as witness recounts moment BMW hit Knights supporters plain
The West Australian Newcastle Knights grand final farewell crash: Chris Minns speaks out as children among fans injured plain
ABC News Live: ~~Chaos~~ Disruption at grand final gathering as car hits crowd, driver arrested 1 change

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

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How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, The West Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Sentiment	Happiness
ABC Newsas they published this story	17	0	42	-0.6	31.6
7NEWS	5.3	1	84	-0.3	33.9
ABC News	5.6	0	67	-0.1	38.2

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7NEWS Multiple people, including children, injured as car crashes into NRL fans in Newcastle Niral 5.3 · calm political 0 WAtoday Multiple injured after being hit by car in Newcastle Niral 4.1 · calm political 0 WAtoday Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 ABC News P-plater in custody as witness recounts moment BMW hit Knights supporters Niral 5.6 · calm political 0 The Age Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans Niral 4.2 · calm political 0 The Age Multiple injured after being hit by car in Newcastle Niral 4.1 · calm political 0 The West Australian Newcastle Knights grand final farewell crash: Chris Minns speaks out as children among fans injured Niral 9 · calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Multiple people injured after car crashes into Newcastle Knights fans Niral 4.2 · calm political 0