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Great White North
Death toll from Vancouver festival car crash rises to 11
2025-04-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The death toll from a car driving into a crowd at the Lapu-Lapu festival in Vancouver, Canada, has risen to 11 people. This was reported on April 27 by Deputy Chief of City Police Steve Rai.

"So far, 11 people have died," Rai said during a press conference.

According to the law enforcement officer, the motive for the crime of the person responsible for the accident is still unknown.

The SUV crash into a crowd in Vancouver was reported earlier on April 27. The incident occurred at the intersection of East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street. There was a party there to celebrate Lapu-Lapu Day, a holiday dedicated to the memory of the first national hero of the Philippines, the Muslim leader Lapu-Lapu, who fought for the freedom of the indigenous Filipinos.

Then footage from the scene of the tragedy appeared on social networks. They show people lying on the ground and emergency services who rushed to their aid. The camera also captured a black Audi blocked by police.
Global News adds:
The driver, a 30-year-old Vancouver resident, was the lone occupant and Rai said evidence does not lead investigators to believe it was an act of terrorism, however, his motive remains unclear.

Interim police Chief Const. Steve Rai confirmed that barricades did not block the area where the driver entered the festival.
According to the news conference, the Vancouver police only put up precautions against attack for those few instances when they have intelligence of a likely attack, not as a general practice. Out of 2200 events and 1000 protests, most are family friendly and not ideological, there.
He added that the driver has a significant history of interactions with police in connection with mental health issues.
Nuts, not malevolent.
His name has not been released as no charges have yet been laid.


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