Source: Global Network
[Global Network Report] Yonhap News Agency just reported that the stampede accident in Itaewon, Seoul, on the evening of the 29th, was the most serious stampede accident in South Korean history.
Yonhap News Agency said that there have been many stampede accidents in South Korea's history in performance venues and railway stations, but they have never been as heavy as the Itaewon accident. According to reports, the most serious stampede accident in South Korea had occurred on July 17, 1959 at the Busan Public Stadium. More than 30,000 viewers who watched the comforting performance at that time rushed to the narrow exit to avoid the showers, causing 67 people to die.
Yonghap News Agency said that on January 26, 1960, a large number of passengers fell on the steps at Seoul Station, where passengers returned home were flooded on the eve of the Spring Festival, killing 31 people and injuring more than 40 people. At that time, there were more than 4,000 passengers in the bus, three times that of usual. After the ticket check started 5 minutes before departure, passengers rushed to ride on the bus and crowded on the narrow steps, causing a tragedy.
report also said that on October 3, 2005, MBC TV publicly recorded the "Ballad Concert" program at the Sangju Citizen Stadium in North Gyeongsang Province. Because the audience entered the venue only from one entrance, 11 people died and 145 people were injured. Kim Jin-soo, then mayor of Shangzhou , was sentenced to one year and six months in prison and two years of probation by the Supreme Court for the crime of business negligence.
