Vancouver festival death toll rises to 11, man arrested after car hit crowd

A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested at the scene and the police department’s Major Crime Section is overseeing the investigation

Vancouver police secure the scene after a car drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver. Picture: Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP

At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured when a man with a history of mental health issues rammed an SUV through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city of Vancouver, police said on Sunday.

Police arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man at the scene of the incident on Saturday evening, describing him as having had a "significant history" of interactions with authorities involving mental health. They said there was no evidence of terrorism.