‘Multiple dead & injured’ after car ploughs into crowd at street festival in Vancouver

MULTIPLE people have been killed after a car ploughed into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver.

The driver was arrested shortly after the horror crash at 8pm local time, cops said.

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A man has been taken into custody after a black SUV drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver[/caption]

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The scene after a car ploughed into festival-goers in Vancouver[/caption]

It happened as members of the Filipino community had gathered to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim said.

The festival commemorates a Filipino anti-colonial leader from the 16th century.

Sim said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time.”

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