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VANCOUVER (REUTERS)
A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a driver drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Saturday.
The driver has been taken into custody, police said in a post on social media platform X.
A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds. pic.twitter.com/Iqh5AK5Au3
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 27, 2025
The incident happened shortly after 8 pm near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was taking place.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on X, "I am devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver earlier this evening."
Vancouver's Mayor, Ken Sim, and British Columbia Premier, David Eby, posted similar comments on X.
One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck.
The Vancouver Sun said thousands of people had been in the area.
