A number of individuals were killed and numerous others were hurt in Vancouver after a motorist drove into a crowd during the Lapu Lapu Day celebration on Sunday night. After the accident, ‘Code Orange’ was implemented at a number of Vancouver hospitals, reports Burnaby Bulletin, which The Daily Guardian cannot confirm independently.
The Vancouver Police, in their post, said, “Several individuals have been killed and several others are injured after a driver rammed into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser around 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody. We will release more information as the investigation continues.”
The motorist has been arrested, the Vancouver Police announced on the social media platform X.
What is ‘Code Orange’?
The University of British Columbia states that a ‘Code Orange’ is called when large numbers of casualties are anticipated to arrive at the hospital. This may be in the wake of a catastrophic disaster or crisis, like a plane crash or earthquake.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney commented on X, saying, “I am devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver earlier this evening.” Vancouver’s Mayor Ken Sim and British Columbia Premier David Eby also made similar posts on X.
One of the witnesses to the crash informed CTV News that they had witnessed a black car moving erratically around the time the crowd was hit. Thousands had attended the festival in the location, as reported by The Vancouver Sun.
“I didn’t catch a glimpse of the driver, all I could hear was the revving of an engine,” explained Yoseb Vardeh, owner of food truck Bao Buns, during an interview with Postmedia.
