Ottawa: Several casualties were reported after a SUV drove into a crowd at Lapu Lapu street festival in Vancouver on Saturday evening, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
Besides, multiple people have been injured in the accident.Accident Place And TimeThe attack took place at the street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser just after 8 PM on Saturday.The driver is in police custody.
The further investigation into the tragic incident which killed several people and injured a number of others is underway.Vancouver Police said in an X post after the accident.Police On X’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.Police Earlier Post On X’Vancouver Police investigates mass casualty incident at neighbourhood block party.’
A suspect has been arrested by Vancouver Police after several people were killed and multiple others injured at a neighbourhood street party in South Vancouver earlier tonight.’
At approximately 8:14 p.m. on April 26, a man drove into a large crowd of people attending the Lapu Lapu Day Festival near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street.’A 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene.’The investigation is ongoing and is being led the Vancouver Police Department’s Major Crime Section.