Vancouver driver plows into crowd of people attending Filipino festival, killing multiple victims

A driver ran a car into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver Canada on Saturday night leaving several sufferers dead and others injured local officials revealed The affair happened shortly after p m at the Lapu Lapu Day block party the Vancouver Police Department revealed in a social media post 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 st Avenue and Fraser shortly after p m tonight police explained SKYROCKETING ANTISEMITISM IN CANADA SPARKS CONCERN FOR COUNTRY'S JEWS AHEAD OF ELECTIONThe exact number of people dead or injured was not directly known The driver was taken into custody police revealed The motive for the person driving into the crowd is unclear at this time SENATE APPROVES PETER HOEKSTRA AS NEXT US AMBASSADOR TO CANADAVideo posted on social media indicated casualties and debris strewn across a long stretch of road A black SUV with a damaged front section was seen in still photos from the scene This is a evolving story Check back for updates The Associated Press contributed to this analysis