NEWS ALERT: Driver plows SUV into crowd at Vancouver festival, killing multiple people

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From ABC News: A “number of people” were killed and others were injured Saturday as a vehicle plowed into a large crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, law enforcement said, describing it as a “mass casualty incident.”

“A 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene,” the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post.

Crowds had gathered in the Canadian city to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, Mayor Ken Sim said in a statement. A vehicle “drove into a large crowd of people” at the festival in the South Vancouver neighborhood at about 8:14 p.m., police said.

The block party celebrating Filipino culture and Lapu-Lapu, a national hero of the Philippines, had been scheduled to run through 8 p.m. on Saturday, according to the organizers.

In their statement Saturday night, police did not release the identity of the driver, but only said he was a 30-year-old “Vancouver man.”

The exact number of victims is yet unclear. As of Saturday night, it was reported on social media that at least 8 victims were killed, and another 6 critically injured.

WARNING: DISTURBING VIDEO

The black SUV the driver had plowed through the crowd with was seen in the street with it’s hood and front-end all crumpled up.

Pierre Poilievre, who is running to be Prime Minister of Canada, wrote, “I am shocked by the horrific news emerging from Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day Festival tonight. My thoughts are with the Filipino community and all the victims targeted by this senseless attack. Thank you to the first responders who are at the scene as we wait to hear more.”

Mayor Ken Sim released the following statement: “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event. We will work to provide more information as soon as we can, but at this time @VancouverPD have confirmed that there are a number of fatalities and multiple injuries. Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on X, “I am devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver earlier this evening. I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you. We are monitoring the situation closely, and thankful to our first responders for their swift action.”

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