On 29 October 2022, around 22:20, a crowd surge occurred during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea, killing 159 people and wounding 196 others. The victims were mostly young adults; 27 of the victims were foreign nationals. It was the deadliest crowd crush in South Korea's history, surpassing a 1959 incident at the Busan Municipal Stadium in which 67 people were crushed to death. A special police team conducted an investigation of the disaster within a few days, and concluded on 13 January 2023 that the police and government's failure to adequately prepare for the crowds was the cause of the incident.