A driver ran a car into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday night, leaving several victims dead and others injured, local authorities said.
Police said the suspect is a 30-year-old man from Vancouver who was arrested at the scene.
The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. at the Lapu Lapu Day block party, the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post.
“A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival,” police said.
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“At approximately 8:14 p.m. on April 26, a man drove into a large crowd of people attending the Lapu Lapu Day Festival near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street,” the department said.
The exact number of people dead or injured was not immediately known.
The driver was taken into custody, police said. The motive for the person driving into the crowd is unclear at this time.
“A suspect has been arrested by Vancouver Police after several people were killed and multiple others injured at a neighbourhood street party in South Vancouver earlier tonight,” police wrote.
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road.
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A black SUV with a damaged front section was seen in still photos from the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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