Vancouver Lapu Lapu Festival: Videos show chaos after driver plows SUV into crowd

Horrifying videos that have surfaced on social media show the chaos that ensued after a driver slammed his SUV into a crowd of Filipino festival goers in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday night, April 26. Multiple people were killed and many were injured, authorities said, according to the New York Post. People were celebrating Lapu Lapu Day, a public holiday that honours Filipino heritage, local City News reported.

The Vancouver Police Department shared the news on X, writing, “A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight.”

Police said that the driver of the SUV is in custody. However, it is unclear how the person drove into the crowd.

Videos on social media show a heavy police presence on Fraser Street and East 43rd Street. Some clips also show first responders treating people on the road.

‘I’m in shock and have been experiencing panic attacks’

The deadly incident comes a year after Canadian Nathaniel Veltman was sentenced to life in prison for running down a Muslim family with his truck on the street in Ontario in 2021.

The ruling in Veltman’s case was the first in Canada to make a link between white supremacy and terrorism in a murder case.