In a tragic incident, several people have bee killed after a car rammed into a crowd enjoying the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival, a street festival, in Canada's Vancouver, reported the local media. The incident took place at 8 pm (local time) on Saturday. According to the police the suspect is in cutody and interrogation is on.

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The crowd was celebrating the Philippines’ first national hero at the annual event when the ttack took place. The number of casualties is not known so far as emergency services respond to the situation.

“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. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds,” Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a post on X.

Meanwhile several videos have surfaced online of the attack.

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In the videos of the attack shared online and gone viral, the black SUV suspectedly used in the attack can be seen with a crushed front hood.

Several people can be seen tended by first responders, while some of them are lying motionless on the bloodied street.

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“We will work to provide more information as soon as we can, but at this time Vancouver police have confirmed that there are a number of fatalities and multiple injuries," said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim after the tragic incident.

(This is a developing story)