Multiple people have been killed and several others injured after a car drove into a crowd during a street festival in Vancouver, local police said.
The driver has been taken into custody.
The attack happened just after 8 p.m. local time on Saturday, at the intersection of Fraser Street and East 41st Avenue where the Filipino community was holding its Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, Vancouver Police said.
“We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds,” the police force added.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said in a statement on X, “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event.
“Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time,” he added.
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