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 death toll includes two people who died after the crush; 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.