Mourners lit candles for the dead and injured overnight on November 1-2 following the collapse of a concrete canopy in front of the main train station that killed at least 14 people in Serbia's second-largest city, Novi Sad.
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Serbia Mourns Victims Of Roof Collapse
Officials at the University Clinical Center of Vojvodina (UKCV) said at least three more injured victims are in serious condition as a result of the incident, which comes just months after the station was reopened following three years of reconstruction.
Victims were pulled from under the concrete debris through the day on November 1 after the unexplained collapse. Authorities reportedly did not expect to find more victims on November 2.
Serbia's government has declared November 2 a day of mourning, and the northern region of Novi Sad has declared three days of mourning.
Some reports said the victims included a 6-year-old girl from North Macedonia, but RFE/RL could not initially confirm the identities of those who died.
The director of the University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Vesna Turkulov, told Serbia's state broadcaster that three of the injured had been operated on but were still in life-threatening condition.
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At Least 13 Killed After Railway Station Roof Collapses In Serbia
Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure Minister Goran Vesic, a member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), said an investigation is under way into the cause of the collapse.
"It will be determined why the canopy was not part of the reconstruction plan and who determined that it did not require reconstruction," Vesic said.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said the country was "deeply shaken by the tragedy" and that the government would "insist on finding those responsible, those who should have ensured the structure's safety."
The Novi Sad railway station was originally built in 1964 but recently underwent a major renovation. But Serbian Railways said that work did not include the concrete overhang that fell.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said one of those dead was a citizen of neighboring North Macedonia but did not reveal the identities of any of the victims.