2024 Seoul car crash

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The 2024 Seoul car crash (Korean: 서울 시청역 교차로 차량 돌진 사고) occurred on 1 July 2024, when a car driving in reverse crashed into a group of people standing at a crosswalk near Seoul City Hall in Jung District, central Seoul, South Korea, killing nine and injuring four, with three people left in critical condition.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The event prompted investigations into future safety measures in Seoul to prevent future vehicle crashes. It highlighted the prevalence of traffic crashes caused by senior citizens and about potential programs to promote voluntary withdrawal of their driver's licenses.^[6] Investigations were conducted into derogatory statements left at the makeshift memorial for the tragedy and on online communities, prompting arrests for defamation charges.^[7]