Vancouver crash latest: Multiple dead after car ploughs into crowd at Filipino street festival

A number of people have been killed after a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canadian police said.

In a statement on social media, the Vancouver Police said: “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.

“The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds.”

Multiple people have been killed after a car ploughed into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver on Saturday evening.

Canadian police said a number of pedestrians at the Lapu Lapu festival were struck down at around 8pm.

The driver has not been named but has been taken into custody.

“Multiple others” were injured in the incident, but Vancouver Police did not confirm an exact toll. It is not yet known whether the incident is believed to be deliberate.