At least 151 people died, about 80 were injured after a hit and run which took place on a narrow street during Halloween celebrations in Itaewon, a popular neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea.

• Officials say the crowd gathered on a sloping alley outside the Hamilton Hotel, a popular party spot in Seoul. According to local media, the stampede began after rumors spread that a local star was at a bar in the area and people rushed there to meet him.

• Many of the victims were women in their 20s, according to National Fire Agency spokesman Choi Cheon-sik.

• Firefighters and eyewitnesses say people were shoulder to shoulder in the alley. When those at the top of the street (which was sloping) tripped and fell, they also knocked down others who in turn fell on those in front…

• Around 100,000 people filled the streets of Itaewon in the biggest celebrations since restrictions were eased due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dozens of bars and restaurants were filled with revelers in Halloween costumes

• Television footage and photos from the scene show emergency workers and pedestrians performing CPR on victims lying in the streets. The bodies of crushed or trampled people were scattered all over the street.

• Witnesses described chaotic scenes where police appeared to have difficulty keeping people under control. “There were at least 10 times more people than usual,” Moon Joo-yong, 21, told Reuters.

• As authorities began to investigate the cause of the disaster, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning.

• Approximate 2,900 missing persons reports were submitted, the BBC was told at the Hannamdon Community Service Centre

Sources: BBC, Reuters, The Guardian