16 people were kill and 11 injured in an accident that accrue in Seoul in South Korea.This accrue when a ventilation gate collapsed and a group of concert goers fell in 10 meter into an underground parking area.
The accident happen when the crown was watching the performance of a well know girl band.The popularity of the young girl brought lot of attention to the extent that some people climb on top of the grate to get a better view of the show.After 4 min of display, about 30 people climbed a gate over the dept ventilation shaft under their weight and this lead to the instant death of 12 people and the death of the remaining 4 who die in the hospital when they were trying to be rush to the hospital.The BBC stew Evan in Seoul says the immediate task was to save the lives of te injured but the accident may intensify a debate in South Korea about safety standards.
Some few eyes witness told CNN report in an interview about their witness,These was there are words
"I'm a bit shaken up but I'm OK. I was literally 20 ft away from where it happened. None of us knew what had happened. I was queuing up at the beer tent at the time. The concert had just started".
"There was a sudden, loud screaming, and when I turned it looked as if people were being sucked down into a hole."
According to the Korea BBC representative ,Steve Evans in Seoul says the immediate task was to save the lives of the injured but that the accident may intensify a debate in South Korea about safety standards.
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