Car rams into crowd in Canada (VIDEOS)

The deadly incident happened during a festival celebrating Filipino culture in Vancouver

Several people were killed when a car plowed through the Lapu Lapu street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver late Saturday evening, police have said.

A number of other pedestrians have been wounded in the incident, which occurred at East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, the police said in a statement on X. The driver of the vehicle has been taken into custody, the statement read.