Recently, a large-scale crowd stampede occurred in itaewon Park in Seoul. It is reported that 49 people were killed at the scene and 174 people were injured. According to the police, around 5 am, itaewon Park was crowded with tourists, and many people were walking and playing in the park. A number of tourists clashed with the police and the crowd was trampled, killing more than 20 people. Itaewon has gathered thousands of tourists from all over the world. About 20,000 Koreans were playing in itaewon Park at the time of the incident? Peace day? Activities. At about 9: 40 on the same day/KLOC-0, the crowd suddenly turned right when approaching the intersection of itaewon, and the crowd rushed towards the Lee Tae Pavilion.

First, the development process of the event

101On the evening of October 28th, an event called? Peace day? Activities. At this point, a person in the crowd suddenly said a word, and that person immediately shouted:? What is your slogan? I'm going home? . ? The man was then angered and clashed with two policemen. Finally, the man lost control, started screaming and kicked down several innocent people. Subsequently, due to the crowded crowd, a stampede occurred. According to South Korean police, 49 people have been killed and 174 people have been injured. Eight injured people were taken to hospital for treatment.

Second, the cause of the accident

South Korean police initially judged that the cause of the accident was that the crowd suddenly turned to itaewon Road at the intersection. It is understood that itaewon Road is a famous pedestrian street in Seoul, with a total length of about 570 meters. It was transformed into a road in the 1950s and was once the largest and most prosperous commercial street in Korea. It was not until the mid-1970s that it became the main road connecting two large commercial centers, namely the railway station and the department store. The cause of the accident is probably the poor construction of the subway near itaewon Park, which prevented buses and trams from entering in time, resulting in casualties of citizens. Did the Korean police say that? Poor subway construction? To a certain extent, it is the main cause of this accident, and Korean citizens have encountered similar situations many times before. Therefore, after the tragedy, the police also conducted an in-depth investigation into the cause of the accident.

Third, the impact of the incident.

According to South Korean media reports, the stampede in Seoul has caused 50 deaths and 80 injuries, and the death toll has risen to 49. However, some people think that the stampede was caused by lack of supervision, and the increase in the number may be due to accidents caused by terrorist attacks. However, the South Korean government has been very cautious on security issues, saying that it will do its utmost to prevent such incidents. At present, the South Korean police have stepped up security checks. Some media reported that the police tried to arrest the suspects involved in the crowded stampede, but the police refused this request on the grounds of obstructing police work. The biggest question at present is whether the South Korean police have enough funds to deal with this incident. Whether there is a specific reason behind this serious incident remains to be confirmed and investigated by the police.