Car crashes into public fans in Sydney - seven hospitalized

Witnesses told Australian media that the 18-year-old driver had revved the engine and driven around a roundabout before apparently losing control of the car, which was marked for practice driving. The incident occurred ahead of a rugby match on Sunday in Sydney where finals team Newcastle Knights were due to travel and fans waved off the player bus.

- We had to get the three of them out of there because the crowd really turned on them, said police spokesperson David Waddell to the press at the scene, referring to the fact that the suspect had two fellow passengers.

The exact number of injured is not clear, but one of those who was in critical condition has reportedly been stabilized. It is not clear from the reporting whether it is the 67-year-old or the 5-year-old girl who went into cardiac arrest after the collision. In the afternoon, the John Hunter Hospital announced that seven people were still being treated.

It is not yet known what criminal classification the 18-year-old has been served with. Police have not named the suspect, but say he is known to them from before.