9 people killed when a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival crowd in Vancouver WSOC TV [Video]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — (AP) — A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said Sunday.

The vehicle entered the street at 8:14 p.m. on Saturday and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival, the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post.

“Nine people were killed and more than 20 were injured in what the Vancouver police are describing as a car ramming attack,” said Prime Minister Mark Carney, who canceled his first campaign event on the final day of the election campaign ahead of Monday’s vote.

“An investigation is ongoing to determine how and why this horrific attack occurred. Authorities have confirmed one person is custody and it is believed they acted alone.”

Video of the aftermath shows the dead and injured along a narrow street in …