Grandfather's quick-thinking saved the lives of his two granddaughters

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-04

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An incident occurred where a vehicle crash in Newcastle injured ten supporters of the Knights team who were farewell-ing their players before a grand final match. Among those involved, a grandfather demonstrated quick thinking that saved his two granddaughters from harm or injury. No specific details about the timing, location beyond Newcastle, or numerical data regarding the extent of injuries are provided.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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On October 3, 2026, an 18-year-old driver crashed his BMW into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans in Wallsend, Newcastle, injuring ten people, including two children and a senior citizen who were hospitalized in critical condition. The incident occurred around 9:30 AM when thousands had gathered to farewell the team before their NRL grand final match in Sydney. The driver was arrested at the scene and subsequently charged with 17 offenses, including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and six counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct using a motor vehicle. Newcastle Link Road was closed temporarily due to the crash.

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