Tragedy Strikes Vancouver's Filipino Festival as Vehicle Plows into Crowd
A deadly incident at the Lapu Lapu Day celebrations in Vancouver results in multiple casualties and injuries after a driver crashes into festival attendees.
A street festival in Vancouver intended to celebrate the Filipino community took a tragic turn on Saturday evening when a vehicle crashed into a crowd, leading to multiple casualties and a number of injuries, as confirmed by local police. The driver, a 30-year-old man, has been arrested and is known to police, though authorities have not disclosed a motive for the incident. The chaos unfolded shortly after 8 p.m. during the Lapu Lapu Day festival in the southern part of the city, which saw an attendance of nearly 100,000 people. Emergency services quickly responded, with visuals showing ambulances and police at the scene tend to those injured. Vancouver's Mayor Ken Sim expressed profound sadness over the event, and Prime Minister Mark Carney extended condolences to the victims' families and the Filipino Canadian community. The Lapu Lapu Day was established on April 27, 2023, commemorating the legacy of Datu Lapu-Lapu, a Filipino national hero.
A deadly incident at the Lapu Lapu Day celebrations in Vancouver results in multiple casualties and injuries after a driver crashes into festival attendees.
A street festival in Vancouver intended to celebrate the Filipino community took a tragic turn on Saturday evening when a vehicle crashed into a crowd, leading to multiple casualties and a number of injuries, as confirmed by local police. The driver, a 30-year-old man, has been arrested and is known to police, though authorities have not disclosed a motive for the incident. The chaos unfolded shortly after 8 p.m. during the Lapu Lapu Day festival in the southern part of the city, which saw an attendance of nearly 100,000 people. Emergency services quickly responded, with visuals showing ambulances and police at the scene tend to those injured. Vancouver's Mayor Ken Sim expressed profound sadness over the event, and Prime Minister Mark Carney extended condolences to the victims' families and the Filipino Canadian community. The Lapu Lapu Day was established on April 27, 2023, commemorating the legacy of Datu Lapu-Lapu, a Filipino national hero.
