Police confirm nine killed at Vancouver festival car-ramming

Vancouver Police investigate a crime scene after a man drove into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture, at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser, in the south of Vancouver, Canada, on April 26, 2025. (Don MacKinnon / AFP)
Vancouver Police investigate a crime scene after a man drove into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture, at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser, in the south of Vancouver, Canada, on April 26, 2025. (Don MacKinnon / AFP)

VANCOUVER, Canada — Nine people were killed when a driver plowed into a crowd at a Filipino cultural celebration in Vancouver, police in the Canadian city say.

“As of now, we can confirm nine people have died after a man drove through a crowd at last night’s Lapu Lapu Festival,” the police say on X.

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