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Roof collapse at Serbian railway station kills at least 13

Rescue workers search for victims in the aftermath of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad, Serbia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo) Rescue workers search for victims in the aftermath of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad, Serbia, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo)
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NOVI SAD, Serbia -

A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 13 people, with more feared buried under the rubble.

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that three people were rescued and hospitalized with serious injuries, and that he did not expect the death toll to rise much further.

鈥淲hen we had eight victims, we knew that there were five more people under the rubble for whom we could not establish whether they were alive or dead,鈥 Dacic told reporters.

 

He said they did not show any signs of life.

鈥淒eath occurred on the spot,鈥 Dacic added.

Ambulances and other emergency teams were dispatched to the downtown station and bulldozers were removing the debris looking for survivors. Some 80 rescuers were at the scene as heavy machinery removed large parts of the rubble.

Surveillance camera footage showed people moving in and out of the building and sitting on benches on a bright, sunny day before the concrete canopy suddenly collapsed. The building was recently renovated.

Dacic said the rescue operation was 鈥渆xtremely hard鈥 and that it would last for several more hours.

Serbia鈥檚 government declared Nov. 2 a day of mourning. Residents of Novi Sad were lighting candles across the street from the railway station in an expression of grief for the lost lives.

Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said, 鈥淭his is a black Friday for us, for all of Serbia.鈥

Vucevic said the roof was built in 1964 and an investigation was underway to determine what happened and who is responsible for the tragedy.

The renovated station was inaugurated by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb谩n, over two years ago as a major stopover for the planned fast train line between Belgrade and Budapest.

Serbia鈥檚 state railway company said the accident happened at 11:50 a.m. local time. The company said the structure above the station entrance was not touched during the recent renovation.

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AP writers Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic contributed from Belgrade.

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