‘A weapon’: Vancouver ramming is latest attack to turn vehicles into deadly tools
- A car drove into the crowd during the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others, as confirmed by Interim Police Chief Steve Rai.
- A car attack during the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver killed 11 people and injured many others on April 26, as confirmed by police Chief Steve Rai and local authorities.
- Interim Police Chief Steve Rai noted that the driver arrested has a history of interactions with police related to mental health, but his identity remains undisclosed pending charges.
- Misty Van Popta, a local MLA, called the attack a 'senseless tragedy' and expressed her condolences to the victims' families during the event that was meant to celebrate community.
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After a car plowed into a crowd in Vancouver, killing 11 people, we're looking at previous incidents where vehicles have been used as weapons in Europe. At least 11 people were killed and dozens more were injured after a man drove his car into a crowd of people at a Canadian road festival in Vancouver on Saturday night. A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested at the scene, and police said he had a history of mental health issues. The man has be…
Police had contact with suspect a day before Vancouver ramming attack
Police had contact with the suspect a day before he got behind the wheel of an SUV and drove it into the crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people, authorities said Monday.

A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe
An SUV crashed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others in the latest vehicle attack around the world.
More attacks on the baby vehicle have shaken Canada in recent years.
5-year-old girl and parents among those dead in vehicle ramming in Vancouver
As members of the Le family headed out the door to enjoy music, food and camaraderie at the annual Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend, their 16-year-old son decided to instead stay home to finish homework.Then news began arriving of a car plowing through the crowds.His father, Richard Le, his stepmother Linh Hoang and his 5-year-old sister Katie Le, were among 11 people killed, said Richard Le’s brother, Toan Le, in the mos…
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