Vancouver Car Crash Accused Apologised To Crowd Before His Arrest | Video

Last Updated:April 27, 2025, 22:19 IST

The SUV car ploughed through the ‘Lapu Lapu ’25 Block Party’, held at the busy Fraser Street and East 41st Avenue, resulting in nine casualties.

Vancouver car attack suspect was seen apologising after killing 9 people. (X)

Vancouver Crash: The 30-year-old individual who is accused of killing ata least nine people and injuring several others after plowing his SUV into the crowd at a street festival in Canada’s Vancouver, was seen apologising to the crowd in a now viral video.

The SUV car ploughed through the ‘Lapu Lapu ’25 Block Party’, held at the busy Fraser Street and East 41st Avenue, resulting in nine casualties.

In the video, the suspect, who appeared to be of Asian origin, could be seen saying “sorry" to the crowd who detained him until the police arrived to arrest him. The black SUV was shown with a crushed front hood and had deployed airbags in the driver’s side window. Dozens of people were seen being tended by first responders and other civilians, while others lay motionless and bloodied on the street.

Police said that the man staged a deliberate attack by driving his car into the crowd but the assault was not considered to be terrorism.

“The suspect was known to police in certain circumstances," Vancouver acting police chief Steve Rai told reporters on Saturday night without elaborating.

The Filipino community had gathered in the city’s Sunset on Fraser neighborhood when festivalgoers were hit by a black SUV.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a brief address to the nation, called the incident deliberate, saying Vancouver police describe it as “a car-ramming attack."

“Last night families lost a sister, a brother, a mother, a father, a son, or a daughter," he said, tearing up. “Those families are living every family’s nightmare."

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident", adding in a post that his “thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time."

Lapu Lapu Day is celebrated every year in the Philippines on 27 April to commemorate Lapu-Lapu, a national hero who resisted Spanish colonisation. The festival was officially set up in Vancouver which is home to 141,230 Canadians of Filipino descent – in 2023. Its website says it “symbolises the cultural harmony and mutual respect that thrive in the province of British Columbia".

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