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rollin74

(2,165 posts)
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 01:58 AM Yesterday

'People killed' after SUV hits crowd at Vancouver, BC street festival

A man has been taken into custody after driving his SUV into a crowd of people at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver, B.C., killing and injuring an unknown number of people, according to officials and witnesses.

The incident happened just after 8 p.m. on Saturday when the vehicle – a black SUV – plowed into people attending the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, which is an annual celebration honoring the Philippines’ first national hero.

Footage from the scene showed multiple victims on the ground, some of whom appeared dead or seriously injured. The victims were hit while walking or waiting at food trucks which are lined up along the road.

“A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival,” Vancouver Police said in a statement. “The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds.”
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/04/suv-hits-crowd-lapu-lapu-festival-in-vancouver-bc/

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'People killed' after SUV hits crowd at Vancouver, BC street festival (Original Post) rollin74 Yesterday OP
It was a Filipino food festival. RandySF Yesterday #1
****! applegrove Yesterday #2
Driver reportedly has a history mental health issues. RandySF Yesterday #3
I have mental health issues with bipolar. Never once have I or anyone i know with mental health issues AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #7
Witnesses report that the driver was an Asian male. RandySF Yesterday #8
Asian from where? Thais and Filipinos hate each other (living in Thai I can attest) AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago #10
As a permanent resident of the Philippines Pototan Yesterday #4
💜 Cha Yesterday #5
Tragic 🕯💔 Meowmee Yesterday #6
That's so sad.:( C Moon Yesterday #9

RandySF

(73,594 posts)
3. Driver reportedly has a history mental health issues.
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 03:01 AM
Yesterday

May have interacted with police earlier in the day.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,542 posts)
7. I have mental health issues with bipolar. Never once have I or anyone i know with mental health issues
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 03:30 AM
Yesterday

done something like this.

I am so tired of this being the first line of people. Mental Health. Adds to the stigma that people with mental health issues are dangerous.

I would believe it's more of a bigot looking to attack a group that the driver hates.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,542 posts)
10. Asian from where? Thais and Filipinos hate each other (living in Thai I can attest)
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 10:29 AM
18 hrs ago

Chinese and Koreans hate the Japanese (living in both, I can attest).

Mongolians are extremely xenophobic (living in China with Mongolian neighbors, I can attest).

Cambodians detest the Vietnamese (the Khmer have always viewed the Vietnamese in hostile light).

ASIAN is not a monolith!!!!

My wife hates being called Asian because she is Chinese. She is from CHINA. . .not Asia! Asia is a continent.

And looking Asian includes South Asian? West Asian?

Turkmen don't look "Asian," but are. Iranians don't look Asian, but are. Kazakhs don't look Asian, but are.

What the fuck does looking Asian look like? Hell, the Uyghurs in China are Chinese, but don't look "Chinese." Living there, people thought I was a Uyghur due to my skin tone and my Chinese ability.

Meowmee

(8,758 posts)
6. Tragic 🕯💔
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 03:27 AM
Yesterday

I stopped going to such events a long time ago as they are easy targets for this type of thing.

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