Tragedy struck Vancouver on Saturday night when a man drove a black SUV into a crowd gathered at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, a popular annual festival celebrating a Filipino national hero.
According to officials and eyewitnesses, the horrific incident occurred just after 8 p.m., leaving several people dead and many others injured.
Shocking footage from the scene showed multiple victims lying motionless on the ground, with others visibly wounded. Witnesses reported that the man drove the SUV into festival crowd as they were walking or lining up at food trucks that had been stationed along the street for the celebration in Vancouver.
“A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival,” Vancouver Police said in an official statement. Authorities confirmed that the driver was immediately taken into custody, but the investigation into his motives and the nature of the crash remains ongoing.
A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody.