Vancouver: A Taiwanese woman remains unconscious following a severe vehicle ramming incident in Vancouver, Canada, which resulted in 11 fatalities on Saturday, as reported by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver.

According to Focus Taiwan, the woman, known only as Sora, was among more than 30 individuals injured while attending a Filipino community event after a heritage festival celebrating Lapu Lapu Day. The festival drew approximately 10,000 participants. Sora, in Canada on a working holiday, suffered a head injury after being hit by a black Audi SUV. She remains hospitalized with multiple fractures and contusions.

Friends of Sora have contacted her family to update them on her condition. Taiwan’s representative office in Vancouver, along with a local Taiwanese hometown association, is providing assistance to Sora and her family. Angel Liu, head of the representative office, mentioned the need for Sora’s immediate family to handle hospital and police paperwork, while the Foreign Ministry is facilitating arrangements for other relatives to assume these responsibilities due to Sora’s mother’s inability to travel.

During a press conference following the incident, Steve Rai, interim chief of the Vancouver Police Department, called it “the darkest day in our city’s history,” emphasizing the profound impact of the event on the community’s sense of safety.

The driver, identified as Kai-ji Adam Lo, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, with further charges anticipated. The ages of the deceased victims range from 5 to 65.