Ottawa/IBNS, April 27 -- Several people were killed as a car rammed into a crowd during a street festival in Canada's Vancouver on Saturday, media reports 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.

The police are yet to confirm if the incident was a car attack or an accident.

Eyewitnesses told local media outlets that a black SUV drove through the street festival at high speed, hitting multiple people.

They said the driver of the car appeared to be a young Asian man, and appeared to be mentally challenged.

Several videos of the horrific incident h...