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Car rams into crowd in Canada (VIDEOS)

The deadly incident happened during a festival celebrating Filipino culture in Vancouver

Vancouver police examine a black car suspected to be involved at a scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday April 26, 2025 © AP / Rich Lam; The Canadian Press

Vancouver police examine a black car suspected to be involved at a scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday April 26, 2025 © AP / Rich Lam; The Canadian Press

Several people were killed when a car plowed through the Lapu Lapu street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver late Saturday evening, police have said.

A number of other pedestrians have been wounded in the incident, which occurred at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, the police said in a statement on X. The driver of the vehicle has been taken into custody, the statement read.

The police later said that the suspect was a 30-year-old male from Vancouver. His motives remain unclear.

Those killed and wounded were participants of the annual Lapu Lapu festival, which celebrates Filipino culture, according to local media.

 

 

Videos uploaded on social media have captured ambulances and police cars at the scene and a number of injured people lying on the ground. They also showed a crashed black SUV, which had been apparently involved in the ramming.

 

 

 

 

 

 


The city’s mayor, Ken Sim, said on X that he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident” at the street festival. “Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time,” he wrote.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also said that he was “devastated” by what had happened. In a post on X, he expressed his deepest condolences to the loved ones of those affected and thanked the first responders for their “swift action.”

One of the witnesses told the Vancouver Sun newspaper that “there were bodies on the street. They were run over. Some were already dead on the spot.” According to another bystander, there were at least two children among the wounded.

Author: Editors Desk

Source: RT

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