The number of people killed when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad has risen to 14, Tanjun reports.
The relevant information was received the previous day from the city prosecutor’s office. The president of Serbia also confirmed it. Alejandro Vucic. At the moment it is known that eight of the dead are citizens of Serbia and one from North Macedonia. The identity of five more people has not yet been established.
Serbian authorities declared November 2 a day of national mourning. Prime Minister of the country Milos Vucevic He expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
Let us remember that the tragedy at the Novi Sad station occurred on November 1. It was initially reported that one person was killed and more than 30 were injured.
Later, the Serbian Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic reported that the bodies of eight people had been recovered from the rubble of the Novi Sad railway station.
The Serbian government hopes that the number of victims is definitive. Prime Minister Vucevic expressed his gratitude to the first responders. He also promised that those responsible for maintaining the state of the structure and facilities will be found and held accountable.
The Russian Embassy in Serbia stated that they have no information about the Russian victims when the concrete canopy of the Novi Sad railway station collapsed.
