Car drives into Vancouvers Lapu Lapu street festival crowd: What we know | Crime News [Video]

Police in Canada have ruled out “terrorism” as a motive for a deadly car ramming at a street festival in Vancouver.

At least nine people were killed and several injured on Saturday night while they attended celebrations for a major Filipino festival.

Investigations are ongoing as a 30-year-old suspect is in custody.

Here is what to know about the incident and the latest on the ground:

At 8:14pm on Saturday (03:14 GMT on Sunday), a man drove into a crowd gathered for Lapu-Lapu Day, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

The festival’s main act had just concluded, and crews were taking down the stage, tents and vendor stalls. They also lifted a barricade that had been blocking traffic to allow a vehicle through when a car suddenly sped into the area, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) reported.

Witnesses described the vehicle as a black SUV and said they heard a car rev its engine before ploughing into the area. Photos …