Accident in front of the Novi Sad railway station: 14 people died, a large number of injured, tomorrow is a day of mourning in all of Serbia

Blic TV is running an extraordinary program on the occasion of the tragedy in Novi Sad.

• The old part of the canopy at the Novi Sad Railway Station collapsed
• According to the latest information, 14 people were killed
• A large number of ambulances, police and firefighters are still at the scene of the tragedy

According to our knowledge, the old canopy of the Novi Sad Railway Station, which has not been renovated, collapsed. A large number of ambulances, police and firefighters were immediately dispatched to the scene of the tragedy in Novi Sad.

14 people died in the ruins: the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office announced

On the occasion of the tragic event that took place on November 1, 2024. year in Novi Sad, when a part of the Novi Sad Railway Station building collapsed, the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad informs the public that during the investigation so far 14 bodies of the deceased have been pulled from the ruins, of which two female persons have been identified – AR ( 20.) and A.Ć.S. (35) years old and five male persons – HS (27), MM (21), Š.Đ. (77), RV (69) and SV (45) years.

“Rescue can take hours, it must not be done quickly, because EVERY MOVEMENT IS A RISK”: Luka Čaušić for Blic TV about the tragedy at the Novi Sad Railway Station

Luka Čaušić, head of the Department for Emergency Situations, tells “Blic TV” that moving the plates at the Novi Sad Railway Station may take several more hours. He explained that the crews have to be very careful, because the slabs weigh several tons, and that the movement of one side of the slab could lead to a complete collapse of the slab and endanger the lives of the people who are in the ruins.

Vučić arrived in Novi Sad

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić arrived in Novi Sad. It was announced that he will address the public tonight at 8 p.m.

In KCV, everyone’s life is in danger

As the Blic reporter reports, at the Clinical Center of Vojvodina, everyone is in danger – an 18-year-old boy and girls who are 21 and 23 years old, respectively.

According to the director of the Emergency Center of the Central Hospital of Vojvodina, 24 hours are critical for a patient who has just been operated on.

Ivica Dacic, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia, just announced to Blic TV that according to the latest information, 13 people died in the collapse of the railway station canopy in Novi Sad.

Vesić: The priority is to get the survivors out quickly, and then let’s see who is responsible

Minister Vesić points out that the priority now is to quickly extract the survivors and provide the necessary assistance to those who are injured. This event raises the question of responsibility and safety failures during the renovation of the building at the Railway Station in Novi Sad, which will be investigated in the coming days.

Dacic said that a six-year-old child also died

A six-year-old child was killed when the canopy collapsed at the railway station in Novi Sad, Police Minister Ivica Dačić just said.

Dr. Turkulov: Three people are in danger of life in UC KC Vojvodina, two are in the operating room

Three people were admitted to the Emergency Center of the University Clinical Center of Vojvodina after the collapse of the railway station canopy in Novi Sad, all three are life-threatening and two are currently in the operating room, said the director of this institution, Vesna Turkulov.

The number of victims is growing, Dacic: 11 dead, the number is not final

Ivica Dacic, the Minister of Police, has just stated that the number of dead is increasing, now there are a total of 11 and that number, unfortunately, is not final.

Tomorrow is the Day of Mourning in all of Serbia, in Novi Sad for three days

Due to the tragedy in which eight people died during the collapse of the railway station structure in Novi Sad, a Day of Mourning was declared for tomorrow, November 2, in all of Serbia, while three days of mourning were declared in Novi Sad.

Another person was saved: The woman was trapped for hours

Rescue teams pulled out a woman trapped under the rubble at the Novi Sad Railway Station. She was trapped under several tons of heavy collapsed structure for several hours. She was transported by ambulance to the Emergency Center. It is not known what his condition is.

The girl was pulled out from under the rubble and was trapped for four and a half hours

Photo: MUP

After four and a half hours of painstaking struggle, the rescuers managed to lift a part of the collapsed structure at the Novi Sad Railway Station, weighing several tons, and pull out the girl who was stuck underneath.

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Miloš Vučević, said today that due to the accident that happened at the railway station in Novi Sad, today is one of the most difficult days in the post-war history of that city and a tragedy for the whole of Serbia, as well as that he will insist on finding those responsible for the collapse of the canopy on enter the station.

Dacic: “8 bodies pulled out”

– Eight bodies have been recovered! Four are in the hospital, one had his leg amputated. There is also a girl, we communicate with her! We have contact with two people under the rubble, so what you are listening to and what you are hearing is exactly what is being done to get them out alive. So we have eight bodies that have been pulled out, four are alive and we will see what else will be found under the ruins. We are talking now about salvation. I cannot speak about the victims. For now, the rescue operation is ongoing – said Police Minister Ivica Dačić.

The police at the Novi Sad Railway Station are still on the ground and are working to rescue the injured.

Photo: Ringier

According to the “Blic” reporter, there are currently seven ambulances on the ground, as well as firefighters who are on the ground together with construction workers who brought excavators.

Photo: Ringier

Photo: Nenad Mihajlović / Tanjug

A woman was found under the rubble

A woman was just found alive under the ruins of the canopy of the Novi Sad Railway Station. Rescue crews are trying to reach her and pull her to safety.

As reported by our reporter from the scene, firefighters are trying to pull the woman out from under the ruins of the Novi Sad Railway Station using support beams.

The Novi Sad railway station was built in 1964

The Novi Sad railway station was built in 1964 according to the project of the architect Imre Farkaš and his associates from the project studio “Architekt”, while the work of the contractor was entrusted to the construction company “Neimar” from Novi Sad.

How the Novi Sad Railway Station looked like before the terrible accident, see here.

Long queues in front of the Transfusion Institute

A large number of Novi Sad citizens responded to the appeal of the Institute for Blood Transfusion, after the canopy collapsed at the Novi Sad Railway Station. Current blood reserves of O and A blood groups are reduced.

As you can see in the picture published by Serbia_live, the line in the institute’s corridor is long. Immediately after the tragic news, the people of Novi Sad rushed to help their citizens.

Eyewitnesses described the details of the collapse

“A part of the canopy at the Novi Sad Railway Station collapsed while passengers were sitting on benches under it, waiting for trains. Screams, wails were heard…” eyewitnesses told “Blic”.

Photo: Zlatko Čonkaš / Ringier

According to eyewitnesses at the Novi Sad Railway Station, the impact was terrible and sounded like a bomb.

Photo: Nenad Mihajlović / Tanjug

Photo: Nenad Mihajlović / Tanjug

Photo: Nenad Mihajlović / Tanjug

Photo: Nenad Mihajlović / Tanjug

The Institute for Blood Transfusion certainly appeals to the citizens that at this moment it would mean that blood donors respond. Current blood reserves of O and A blood groups are reduced.

A video of the fall of the canopy was published

The first video of the collapse appeared on social networks.

As you can see, the canopy collapsed in seconds.

The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad announced

On the occasion of the tragic event that caused public concern, which took place on November 1, 2024. When part of the railway station building in Novi Sad collapsed, the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad announced.

As stated in the announcement, the public prosecutor of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad came to the scene to investigate, and you can read more about it in a separate news item.

We contacted the Railway Infrastructure of Serbia

At the Novi Sad railway station today at 11:50 a.m., the concrete canopy of the station building collapsed. According to the information so far, there are injuries in this accident, it was officially announced from the Railway Infrastructure of Serbia.

The canopy that fell at the entrance to Novi Sad station it was not the subject of reconstruction as part of the works on the renovation of the station building as part of the Novi Sad-Subotica high-speed rail construction projectthe announcement states.

Mayor of Novi Sad: “City services at full capacity”

The mayor of Novi Sad, Milan Đurić, said today that the city services in full capacity were made available to the competent state services after the accident at the railway station in Novi Sad, where the canopy collapsed.

Đurić arrived at the railway station as soon as he received the news about the collapse of the canopy.

– The city is in constant contact with the authorities and will take all necessary steps. At this moment, all our attention is focused on providing assistance to all those affected by this accident – said the mayor of Novi Sad.