Vancouver festival crash latest: Nine killed after car ploughs into crowd at Lapu Lapu street festival
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Nine people dead and several injured after car drives into crowd at Vancouver street festival
- Nine people were killed and multiple others injured when a car plowed into a crowd at the annual Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver, Canada.
- A 30-year-old male suspect is in custody, and police have ruled out terrorism.
- The incident occurred shortly after 8 pm local time on Saturday during the Filipino cultural festival.
- Eyewitnesses reported the car driving straight into the crowd at high speed, causing chaos and injuries.
- Canadian officials, including Prime Minister Mark Carney and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, expressed condolences and are monitoring the situation.
