After the SUV crashed into a group at a street celebration in Vancouver on Saturday night, the vehicle is being taken into custody. The Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was held near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street shortly after 8pm ( local time ).
Police confirmed that the attack resulted in numerous fatalities and many injuries for several people. The dark SUV has deployed airbags on the driver’s side and a smashed top hood, according to video footage from the scene. Pictures of the incident show dozens of damaged people receiving medical attention from first responders and spectators.
The SUV vehicle was shared by many users on their X accounts.
Mayor of Vancouver, Ken Sim, blasted the assault, citing” a number of mortality” and “multiple injuries.” The tragic occurrence at yesterday’s Lapu Lapu Day occasion shocked and profoundly saddened me. In this extremely difficult time, he said, “our ideas are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino society.”
Elizabeth Bligh, a capital councillor, added that the SUV struck the crowd, killing several people at the time. A pilot of an SUV has crashed into masses in Vancouver, killing several people, according to the Lapu Lapu Festival. Our area is shocked, according to Bligh on X.
One of the biggest celebrations of Filipino society is Lapu Lapu Day, and Vancouver hosted it for the next time this season. Only weeks before Canada’s national elections, the incident occurred. Officials are looking into the strike more closely.
