Tragic Lapu Lapu Festival Accident in Vancouver Claims Family Lives
April 29, 2025, 10:21 am
In a heart-wrenching incident at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival, an SUV surged into the crowd resulting in the tragic loss of several family members, including a 5‐year-old and parents. A lone teenager survives, leaving a community and family shattered amid what was meant to be a cultural celebration.
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Eleven people were killed when an SUV drove into a crowd of people at the festival, which was being held on the grounds of a school.
Dudley Green, a bus driver and former security guard, says his training helped him stay as calm as possible and try to de-escalate the situation
"It's been heartbreaking. It's been devastating for our community," said Manitoba Filipino Business Council President Jackie Wild.
VANCOUVER - More of the dead are being identified in the attack where an after an SUV drove down a street crowded with people at a Vancouver festival. Police also say that 10 people remain in hospital, including a 22-month-old…
VANCOUVER - Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed in a vehicle ramming in Vancouver on Saturday.
Le premier ministre de la Colombie-Britannique, David Eby, a annoncé que son gouvernement lancerait une commission indépendante sur l’attaque lors d’un festival philippin de Vancouver qui a fait 11 morts, ainsi qu’une enquête publique si l’affaire criminelle n’apporte pas les réponses attendues par…
The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority confirms that the driver accused of plowing his car through a section of a busy Filipino festival, killing 11 people, was under the care of one of its mental health teams when the incident happened. In a statement to 1130 NewsRadio, the health authority says…
Premier Eby says he wants to make sure the murder trial is not affected
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal case doesn't provide answers the public is looking for.
Kai-Ji Adam Lo was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder after a driver barrelled through revellers at a popular Filipino festival in Vancouver on Saturday.
Richard Le, Linh Hoang and Katie Le were killed when an SUV plowed into a crowd of people at the festival held to celebrate Filipino culture and community. Andy Le alone survived.
Richard Le texted his 16-year-old son on Saturday at about 8 p.m., saying he and the teen’s stepmother and little sister would soon leave the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. Instead, Le, his wife, Linh Hoang and their five-year-old daughter Katie were run down moments later; the family is…
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