In Vancouver the car flew into the crowd at the festival, there are dead
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Several people were killed after a person entered the street festival in Vancouver in the evening (Sunday morning, April 27, Kyiv time).
Source: Toronto Star
Details: The driver was detained, Vancouver police said.
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Several people also were injured in an incident, which police call an « event with mass victims. »
They reported that a person entered the crowd at the street festival after 8:00 pm local time on Saturday (in Kiev – 6am on Sunday).
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At that time, the Lapu Lapu Day Festival was held in the southern area of Vancouver (Lapu Lapu Day).
Video posted on social networks showed victims and debris scattered along a long section of the road, with at least seven people who were motionless on the ground.
In the photos from the scene, you can see a black SUV with a crumpled front.
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The police did not confirm the death toll, but said it would provide the updated information later.
Reference: Lap Day is one of the greatest holidays in the Philippines and was officially recognized as British Columbia two years ago.
The day is named after the indigenous fighter of resistance in the Philippines, which fought against Spanish colonization in the 16th century.
