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The number of victims from the collapse of the station in Novi Sad reaches 13, among them 1 child
2024-11-01 19:16:14 / BOTA
A concrete roof over the entrance to a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed on Friday, leaving at least 13 dead.
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that at least four other people were hospitalized with serious injuries, while rescue teams managed to pull two alive from the ruins.
Ambulances and other emergency crews were sent to the station in the city center and bulldozers were clearing the rubble in search of survivors. About 80 rescue teams were at the scene as heavy machinery removed large parts of the wreckage.
Footage captured by security cameras showed people walking in and out of the building and sitting on benches on a sunny day before the concrete roof suddenly collapsed on them. The facility has been recently renovated.
Minister Dacic said that the rescue operation is "extremely difficult" and that it will last at least a few more hours.
Serbian Prime Minister Milosh Vucevic said that this is "a black Friday for us, for all of Serbia".
He said the roof was lifted in 1964 and an investigation is underway to determine what happened and who is responsible for the tragedy.
Serbia's state-owned railway company said the collapsed roof was not part of the recent reconstruction of the station building.
Authorities declared Saturday a day of mourning.
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