The annual Outdoor Lapu Lapu Festival in Baknouver, Canada, unfolded in a tragedy when a 30 -year -old with a black SUV dragged a crowd of people before being immobilized and arrested.

Police have announced that the dead were officially 9, and earlier reported that there were many injured.

Are still trying to verify the motives of the perpetrator, while reporting that they are sure that This is not a terrorist act. As has been announced, the driver is 30 -year -old from Vancouver, who is known to the police.

At the same time, the testimonies are shocking. Joseb Varde, who has truck with food And he was at the festival told the BBC that the vehicle passed through a narrow road full of food benches and fell “straight, in the crowd“

According to the witness, the vehicle was very high, with himself appreciating that he was running with 100 kilometers the time. “I think he wanted to cause the maximum damage”, He said characteristically.

In fact, according to him, the driver dragged and also killed some of the customers of.
‘I saw carcasses under the lorries with the food. Wives were shouting for their wives and children, it was horrible. “

The same witness told CTV News that he saw a black vehicle moving strangely in the festival area shortly before the crowd fell.

“I didn’t see the driver, all I heard was a whistle of the machine”. ‘I went out of the food truck, I looked on the street and were all over corpses’, said Vede.

Abigial Reverse told the local newspaper Vancouver Sun that she was with friends at the festival when he heard loud noises and then howling. “There were corpses. They had been crushed. Some had already died, ” he said.

Dale Selipe, who was with her, noted that she saw children who had been injured. “We do not know who to initiate (…) is shocking”, It was stated by Jen Idaba-Kastaneto, head of the Festival Security, on the local Vancouver Is Awesome news website, noting that he saw “Bodies everywhere”.

The driver seems to have been stabbed citizens and then arrested by the police.

The incident occurred as members of the Philippine community were gathered to celebrate Lapo Lapo Lapo, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said in a post on X.

This festival honors the leadership of the match against colonialism in the 16th century in the Philippines.

“I have been shocked and I am deeply sad for the terrible event at today’s event for Lapo Lapo Lapo”the mayor of Vancouver noted in his post. “Our thinking is with all those who have been affected by the Philippine community of Vancouver at this extremely difficult time.”he added.

‘We all mourn with you’stated in his post on x Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneywhich was planned to go to the province of British Colombia today for its latest election rallies.

“My thoughts are with the Philippine community and with all the victims that the irrational attack was on.” Comment on X Pier Pier Poalievre, the leader of the Conservatives for the parliamentary elections and a key opponent of Mark Carney, ‘Awaiting more information’ for the motives of the perpetrator.

“Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, as well as the Vancouver Philippine community”wrote in the x leader of the left Jagmith Singh.

Vancouver police have clarified that the incident occurred shortly after 20:00 local time on Saturday (06:00 Greek time today) in the city’s Sanset Fraser district.