Multiple dead and injured as driver plows into Vancouver crowd, police say
Multiple people were killed and injured when a driver plowed into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday night, police said.
The driver was in custody following the crash on East 41st Ave. and Fraser Street shortly after 8 p.m. local time, the Vancouver Police Department said in a post on X.
Police did not immediately provide a number of victims.
The site of the crash is near the posted location of the Lapu-Lapu Day block party, a celebration of Filipino culture.
Deana Lancaster, a spokesperson for Vancouver General Hospital, the region's top trauma facility, said it was receiving multiple patients from the incident, which she understood to be the Lapu-Lapu Day party.
"I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today's Lapu Lapu Day event," Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said, adding that more information would be forthcoming as soon as it is available.
"Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver's Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time," Sim said.
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