Authorities report that a driver plowed a car into a crowd at a Filipino festival on Saturday night, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.
According to police, a 30-year-old Vancouver man was apprehended at the scene as the suspect.
The Vancouver Police Department stated in a social media update that the incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. at the Lapu Lapu Day block party.
“A driver drove into a crowd at a street festival”, police said, “resulting in multiple deaths and injuries”.
The department reported that “At approximately 8:14 p.m. on April 26, a man drove into a large crowd of people attending the Lapu Lapu Day Festival near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street”.
The exact number of fatalities and injuries remains unknown at this time.
Police confirmed that the driver was apprehended. The motive for the act is currently unclear.
Vancouver Police stated that “A suspect has been arrested after several people were killed and multiple others injured at a neighbourhood street party in South Vancouver earlier tonight”.
Social media footage depicted victims and debris scattered across a considerable portion of the road.
Still photos from the scene showed a black SUV with front-end damage.
The incident is currently under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Digital’s Bradford Betz and
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