I saw many articles that Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, Seoul, passed near the site just before the Itaewon disaster, but left without taking any action.
According to Yongsan-gu, Mayor Park passed the Itaewon Quinnon Road twice on the day of the Itaewon disaster, at 8:20 pm and just after 9:00.
Quy Nhon Road is the back street of the shopping mall opposite the road in the alley where the accident occurred, and it is only a 4-minute walk from the accident site.
Just by looking at the 112 report, it can be seen that the area around the accident site was already in chaos.
Regarding this, a ward official said, 'I didn't go there for the purpose of patrol or patrol, but just passing by at that time and seeing the scene'.
As for the reason why there was a large crowd at the time, he said, 'Itaewon is usually crowded on Fridays and Saturdays.'