Car rams into crowd in Canada (VIDEOS)

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27 Apr 2025, 11:13 GMT+10

The deadly incident happened during a festival celebrating Filipino culture in Vancouver

Several people were killed when a car plowed through the Lapu Lapu street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver late Saturday local time, police have said.

A number of other pedestrians have been wounded in the incident, which occurred at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, the police said in a statement on X. The driver of the vehicle had been taken into custody, the statement read.

Those killed and wounded were participants of the annual Lapu Lapu festival, which celebrates Filipino culture, according to local media.

Videos uploaded on social media have captured ambulances and police cars at the scene and a number of injured people lying on the ground.

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