Car kills and injures people attending street festival in Vancouver
A driver struck revelers at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver on Friday, killing and injuring an unknown number of people. The incident occurred just after 8 p.m. at the Lapu Lapu Day festival. The driver was taken into custody, and police are still investigating the exact number of casualties.
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- Published Date: 10:08 | 27 April 2025
The driver of a car struck revelers at a street festival in , killing and injuring an unknown number of people, police said.
The vehicle entered the street where people were attending a Filipino community festival just after 8 p.m. Friday, the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post.
"A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd," police said.
The exact number of dead or injured was not immediately available.
The driver was taken into custody, police said.
The Lapu Lapu Day festival was being held in a South Vancouver neighbourhood. Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.
A black SUV with a crumpled front section could be seen in still photos from the scene.