“There was a number of deceased, a number also injured,” Vancouver interim police chief Steve Rai said earlier.

“He went through the whole block. He went straight down the middle.”

‘I don’t even know what to say’

“This is so horrific, I don’t even know what to say,” Singh told CTV.

Jagmeet Singh arrives for what he thought would be a normal campaign stop at the Lapu Lapu Day block partyon Saturday. Source: AAP / Darryl Dyck / AP

“I was just there, and I just imagine the faces of the kids that I saw smiling and dancing.”

A black SUV with a crumpled front section could be seen in still photos from the scene.

Vancouver police examine the black SUV believed to have been responsible for multiple fatalities after its driver steered into the festival crowd. Source: AAP / Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP

“I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today’s Lapu Lapu Day event,” Vancouver’s Mayor Ken Sim said.

“We are in contact with the City of Vancouver and will provide any support needed. My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones.”

Canadian PM ‘devastated’ by ‘horrific events’

“Devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver earlier this evening,” he said in a post on X.