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Vancouver: Multiple deaths and injuries after a vehicle crashes into a street festival

Police said that a number of people died and many others were injured after a driver drove through a crowd during a Filipino festival in Vancouver, a western Canadian city.

Police said that the driver had been arrested in a social media post.

The incident occurred shortly after 8 pm (0300 GMT), near East 41st Avenue, and Fraser Street where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party took place.

CTV News reported that a witness saw a black car driving erratically near the festival area just before it struck the crowd. The Vancouver Sun reported that thousands of people were in the area.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim stated, "I'm shocked and deeply moved by the horrific incident that occurred at today's Lapu Lapu Day celebration."

(source: Reuters)