Fatalities after automotive pushed into crowd in Vancouver

A “variety of folks have been killed” after a automotive was pushed right into a crowd within the Canadian metropolis of Vancouver, native police have mentioned.

Vancouver Police mentioned “a number of others” have been injured throughout an incident at a road competition on Saturday night.

The drive mentioned the motive force is in custody.

It’s not but recognized how many individuals have been killed.

In a put up on X, police mentioned “a driver drove right into a crowd at a road competition at E. forty first Avenue and Fraser” shortly after 20:00 native time on Saturday (03:00 GMT Sunday).

“We are going to present extra data because the investigation unfolds,” a press release continued.

Native media reported {that a} group of pedestrians was hit by a automotive throughout the annual Lapu Lapu competition, which celebrates Filipino tradition.

Unverified footage on social media confirmed numerous police automobiles, ambulances and hearth engines on the scene, with injured folks mendacity on the bottom.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim mentioned in a press release on X that he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at as we speak’s Lapu Lapu Day occasion”.

He continued: “Our ideas are with all these affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino neighborhood throughout this extremely troublesome time.”