The driver was arrested by police officers at the scene. (EPA Images pic)

SYDNEY: A car drove into a ​crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday, injuring several people, police said.

The driver was arrested at the scene in the city about 110km north of the New South Wales state capital Sydney.

Authorities could not confirm how many people had been injured, a police spokesman said, adding that initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related.

Multiple people, including children, were critically injured, Newcastle Mayor Gavin Morris said in televised remarks.