A driver has been taken into custody after a SUV was driven into a pedestrian-only area at Lapu Lapu Day in east Vancouver on Saturday. Early Sunday, Vancouver police said nine people had died.
April 27, 2025
VANCOUVER — A joyous celebration of Filipino culture ended in death and devastation Saturday, after a speeding SUV plowed into a crowd at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver, killing multiple people and injuring many more.
Vancouver police said they are “confident” what happened was not an act of terrorism, The Canadian Press reported. Nine people were dead as of 3 a.m. on Sunday, police said. Numerous people were injured, but a number has not been released.
The event was coming to a close, with many lingering after a concert, when a vehicle suddenly drove into a pedestrian-only area along 43rd Avenue near Fraser Street, revving past food trucks and striking a number of festival goers.
Vancouver police confirmed a 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested at the scene and remains in custody.
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