Several killed in Vancouver street festival as car driven into crowd

Multiple casualties were reported after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday evening, according to local police. The 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene and the investigation is ongoing, the Vancouver Police said in an X post. 

The incident happened shortly on Sunday near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street where the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party was taking place, said the police.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his shock in his social media account. Named after a Filipino indigenous leader who fought against Spanish colonization in the 16th century, Lapu-Lapu Day was officially recognized by the province of British Columbia in 2023 and is widely celebrated among the Filipino community in the province.