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At least 14 people were killed on Friday after part of an outdoor roof collapsed at a railway station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, the president said.
The incident happened early Friday at the city’s main railway station. The roof provided shade near the entrance and was a popular place for commuters – both young and old – to wait on benches.
“We hope this will be the final number – 14 people have died. Of these, we have been unable to identify five individuals,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said hours after the incident.
“We must all come together to support the families of those who lost their lives and do everything in our power to minimise the damage and help those who have lost their loved ones as much as possible,” he added in an address televised nationwide.
Vucic said among the dead was a young child between six and seven years old.
“Those responsible, I assure you will be punished,” the president added.

The collapse of a 35-metre (115-foot) length of roofing occurred at noon on a sunny day in the city about 70km (40 miles) northwest of the capital, Belgrade. The dead were pulled from the rubble throughout the afternoon and into evening.
“Our windows were open as it was warm outside and I heard a huge rumble and saw a plume of dust, that’s all I saw. Later I heard what happened,” said Vera, an 86-year-old pensioner who lives about 200 metres (yards) away.
Earlier in the afternoon rescuers freed two women who had been trapped under the rubble. They were in critical condition, said Vesna Turkulov, the head of the Vojvodina medical centre where they were taken.
“It is an extremely difficult rescue operation that will last for several more hours. We have around 80 rescuers from several towns working and heavy machinery,” Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said. He told Tanjug news agency he does not expect the death toll to rise significantly.
Luka Causic, who heads the interior ministry’s centre for emergency management, said the rescue operation was complicated by the sheer weight of the concrete and that the operation will continue through the night.
N1 news channel said train departures had been halted from the station.
“This is a black Friday for all of Serbia and Novi Sad,” Prime Minister Milos Vucevic told reporters.
“Regardless of the fact that this building was constructed 1964, we will insist that those responsible for this tragedy are identified.”

The Serbian government said an official day of mourning would be held on Saturday, according to a statement published by the country’s state broadcaster.
The Blood Transfusion Institute in Novi Sad also called on residents to donate blood following the accident.
Serving Serbia’s second-largest city, the station reopened in July after three years of renovation work. Construction was still ongoing in parts of the station.
The Serbian government said an official day of mourning would be held on Saturday, according to a statement published by the country’s state broadcaster.
The Blood Transfusion Institute in Novi Sad also called on residents to donate blood following the accident.
Serving Serbia’s second-largest city, the station reopened in July after three years of renovation work. Construction was still ongoing in parts of the station.
Serbia Railways said in a statement that the collapsed outdoor roof had not been part of the renovations completed at the station.
“Serbia Railways regrets the accident that occurred, and the causes and any new details from the investigation will be promptly announced,” the company wrote in a social media post.
Agence France-Presse and Reuters


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