A number of lifeless and injured as driver plows into Vancouver crowd, police say

A number of individuals have been killed and injured when a driver plowed right into a crowd at a road pageant in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday evening, police mentioned.

The motive force was in custody following the crash on East forty first Ave. and Fraser Avenue shortly after 8:14 p.m. native time, the Vancouver Police Division mentioned in a publish on X.

Police didn’t instantly present numerous victims or a attainable motive, however have recognized the suspect as a 30-year-old Vancouver man.

The positioning of the crash is close to the posted location of the Lapu-Lapu Day block occasion, a celebration of Filipino tradition.

Deana Lancaster, a spokesperson for Vancouver Common Hospital, the area’s prime trauma facility, mentioned it was receiving a number of sufferers from the incident, which she understood to be the Lapu-Lapu Day occasion.

“I’m shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at as we speak’s Lapu Lapu Day occasion,” Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim mentioned, including that extra data could be forthcoming as quickly as it’s out there.

“Our ideas are with all these affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino neighborhood throughout this extremely tough time,” Sim mentioned.

British Columbia Premier David Eby mentioned his workforce was in touch with Vancouver officers and would offer any wanted assist.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney supplied condolences on X and mentioned officers have been monitoring the state of affairs.

“I provide my deepest condolences to the family members of these killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian neighborhood, and to everybody in Vancouver. We’re all mourning with you,” he mentioned.

Jagmeet Singh, the chief of Canada’s New Democrat Get together, mentioned on X that he was “horrified.”

“As we wait to study extra, our ideas are with the victims and their households — and Vancouver’s Filipino neighborhood, who have been coming collectively as we speak to rejoice resilience,” he mentioned.