In the event of a car crash into the crowd at a street festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, it seems not to be a “act of terrorism”, The police said on Sunday. The misfortune claimed at least nine victims, Informs TASR, according to AFP, DPA and Bild.
“At the moment we are sure that this incident was not an act of terrorism,” The police stated in the post on the Platform X. Incident, which occurred on Saturday night local time, He also claimed nine victims of life and a number of injured, She stated the police and added that she would state the details later when the investigation was progressed. The driver is a 30-year-old man from Vancouver, who was detained on the spot.
Police are still investigating whether he crashed in deliberately or not, writes Bild. There have been videos on the Internet showing an Audi Q7 black vehicle with a sprayed bonnet and activated airbags. The streets can be seen lying wounded and dead.
According to the media there, the driver jumped out of the car after an accident and tried to escape the place. However, several present was detained until the police arrived. On one of the videos on social networks, the perpetrator is reportedly seen as he holds behind the head and repeats “I’m sorry”cites Bild. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in connection with the misfortune that he is “crushed”. He also expressed his condolences to the victims and their families on the X platform, writes DPA.
