Several people have been killed and multiple others injured after the driver of a black SUV slammed into a crowd at a street festival Saturday evening, say Vancouver police. It happened shortly after 8 p.m. near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was winding down, after drawing up to 100,000 people through the day.
Police say a man in his 30s is now in custody. Vancouver Coastal Health told The Canadian Press it had confirmed a “code orange,” indicating a mass casualty event. The health authority was not able to confirm the number of injured or dead as of late Saturday night.
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Source: CBC News
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