Multiple dead, injured in Vancouver after vehicle plows into street festival
(VOVWORLD) - A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a driver drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Saturday.
 Police officers work at the scene, after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu day block party, in which police say multiple people were killed and injured, in Vancouver, Canada April 26, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS) |
Police said they were investigating a mass casualty incident and had arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man at the scene, but did not immediately give the number of fatalities or injured.
"At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism," Vancouver police said in an X post.
At a midnight press conference, police said that the suspect was "known" to them but did not elaborate. The man was initially taken into custody by people at the scene.
The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. (local time) near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was taking place.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on X: "I am devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver earlier this evening."
One witness told CTV News he saw a black vehicle driving erratically in the area of the festival just before the crowd was struck.