Vancouver festival crash latest: Child, 5, among 11 dead after car-ramming attack with more ‘critically injured’

We are heartbroken by the tragic events that occurred tonight at the Lapu Lapu Day celebration."

The Canucks Sports and Entertainment (CSE) based in Vancouver, in a statement, said

I’m scared, I’m scared,

The boy kept saying ... Quita recalled

So it has occurred before, but I fear for the society that we live in, that these things can happen,

said Dunbar, 72

They have been providing comfort to the injured, interviewing eyewitnesses and collecting key pieces of evidence from throughout the crime scene.”

He said in a police conference

It is hard to make sense of something so senseless, and I know there are questions about whether this tragedy could have been prevented,

said Rai

Last night was extremely difficult and the community will feel this for a long time,

RJ Aquino, the chair of the festival organiser Filipino BC, told reporters, asking the media to respect the privacy of those affected

We have had substantive contact with him over mental health issues.”

Rai told a news conference

It's something you don't expect to see in your lifetime."

Pangilinan told CBS

I saw a bunch of people go over, go high up from the impact of hitting the car,

said Magtajas, 19.

Both my wife and I were profoundly saddened to learn of the dreadful attack and utterly tragic loss of life in Vancouver, which took place as the Filipino community came together to mark the celebration of one of their most special festivals

In response to the incident, King Charles shared a statement

It would be inappropriate for me to get into those kind of details at this point,

Steve Rai, interim police chief, said,

We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds,

police said

I just saw bodies underneath people's food trucks, and husbands crying out for their wife, or their kids. It was just horrible,

he said

As of now, we can confirm nine people have died after a man drove through a crowd at last night’s Lapu Lapu Festival,

the police said in another post on social media early Sunday

At approximately 8:14 p.m. on April 26, a man drove into a large crowd of people attending the Lapu Lapu Day Festival near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street,

the Vancouver police said in a post on social media

The car hit her arm and she fell down, but she got up, looking for us because she is scared,

said Nulada, who described children screaming, and pale-faced victims lying on the ground or wedged under vehicles

The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver is working with Canadian authorities to ensure that the incident will be thoroughly investigated, and that the victims and their families are supported and consoled,

he said

Mark Carneyprime Minister

I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you,

Carney wrote

At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism,

the police department posted early Sunday

We saw people on the road crying, others were like running, shouting, or even screaming, asking for help. So we tried to go there just to check what was really actually happening until we found some bodies on the ground. Others were lifeless, others like, you know, injured,

Cruzat said