India, April 27 -- At least nine people died after a man rammed his car into people who were participating in a street festival in Canada's Vancouver on Saturday, police 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," Vancouver Police posted on X.

"Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic incident," police said.

The incident occurred around 8 pm (local time) as members of the Filipino community gathered in large numbers to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day in the city's Sunset on Fraser neighbourhood.

The driver has been arrested, police said.

"A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a st...