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| Eight dead in Serbia railway station canopy collapse | Eight dead in Serbia railway station canopy collapse |
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| Eight people have died after a concrete canopy at a railway station in northern Serbia collapsed, the country's Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said. | Eight people have died after a concrete canopy at a railway station in northern Serbia collapsed, the country's Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said. |
| People were sitting on benches under the outdoor overhang at the station in Novi Sad, Serbia's second city, at the time of the collapse around noon local time (11:00 GMT), Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reported. | People were sitting on benches under the outdoor overhang at the station in Novi Sad, Serbia's second city, at the time of the collapse around noon local time (11:00 GMT), Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reported. |
| Dacic said two people were in hospital, including one man who had his legs amputated. | Dacic said two people were in hospital, including one man who had his legs amputated. |
| Rescuers were in contact with two others, including a girl, still under the rubble, he added. | Rescuers were in contact with two others, including a girl, still under the rubble, he added. |
| Around 80 rescuers from all over the country were involved in the search, using heavy machinery. | |
| The railway station building was renovated in 2021, and renovated again this year in order to be officially opened on 5 July. | The railway station building was renovated in 2021, and renovated again this year in order to be officially opened on 5 July. |
| Serbian media quoted Railway Infrastructure of Serbia, the body responsible for the concrete canopy, as saying that it was not reconstructed with the station. | |
| Prime Minister Miloš Vučević said everyone found responsible for the maintenance of the canopy, which was built in 1964, would be held accountable, media reported. | |
| Vučević said Friday was one of the most difficult days in Novi Sad's post-war history. | |
| "This is a great, terrible tragedy for Novi Sad and for all of Serbia," he added, sending condolences to the families of the victims and thanking first responders. |