'The high number of casualties was the result of many being trampled during the Halloween event,' the fire department's Choi said, adding that the death toll could climb.
SEOUL - At least 120 people were killed Saturday and some 100 were injured in a stampede in central Seoul when thousands crowded into narrow streets to celebrate Halloween, officials said.
"The high number of casualties was the result of many being trampled during the Halloween event," Choi said, adding that the death toll could climb."People were layered on top of others like a tomb. Some were gradually losing their consciousness while some looked dead by that point," the witness said, according to Yonhap.Officials had said earlier that 50 people were in cardiac arrest and that more than 140 ambulances were dispatched to the scene to aid the victims.
President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered officials to dispatch first aid teams and to swiftly secure hospital beds for those affected, the presidential office said.
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