Multiple people killed after car drives into Vancouver street festival, Canada police say | BBC News

Multiple people are dead and others injured after a man drove an SUV into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, police in Canada have said.

The Filipino community's Lapu Lapu Day festival was under way when the incident took place shortly after 20:00 local time (04:00 BST).

A 30-year-old man from the British Columbia city is in custody, Acting Police Chief Steve Rai said.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he's "devastated" to learn about the deadly incident - as do the leaders of other political parties.

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