At least eight people died on Friday 1is November, after part of an exterior roof collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad, in northern Serbia, according to Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. Rescue operations continue to find missing people.
“Eight bodies were found, eight people died… Two people are in hospital, one in critical condition”Mr. Dacic told the press. “The rescue operation is still ongoing and is proving extremely complicated. More than 80 rescuers are mobilized »he added. According to the minister, rescuers are in contact with two people trapped in the rubble.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, for his part, promised an investigation into the causes of the accident. “We will insist on finding those who are responsible, those who should have ensured the safety of the structure. My condolences to the families of the deceased”he declared, adding: “It’s a Black Friday for us, for all of Serbia, for Novi Sad”.
Videos posted on social media show several ambulances, a fire truck and excavators in front of the train station.
The Novi Sad station reopened in July after three years of renovation. Work was still underway in parts of the station. The Serbian Railways company, however, clarified that the exterior roof that collapsed was not part of the renovations carried out at the station.
