Vancouver Lapu Lapu Festival: Videos show chaos after driver plows SUV into crowd
Horrifying videos that have surfaced on social media show the chaos that ensued after a driver slammed his SUV into a crowd of Filipino festival goers in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday night, April 26. Multiple people were killed and many were injured, authorities said, according to the New York Post. People were celebrating Lapu Lapu Day, a public holiday that honours Filipino heritage, local City News reported.
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