Novi Sad railway roof collapse: Death toll rises to 11 after as rescuers race to free people trapped under rubble
At least 11 people have been killed and three injured when a roof collapsed at the entrance to a railway station in the Serbian city of Novi Sad.
Emergency services used two large diggers to help free two women who had been trapped under the rubble on Friday.
They were in critical condition, said Vesna Turkulov, the head of the Vojvodina Medical Centre where the women were taken.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“It is an extremely difficult rescue operation that will last for several more hours. We have around 80 rescuers from several towns working and heavy machinery,” Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said.
In a visit to the site later, he told Pink TV that the death toll may rise.
N1 news channel said train departures had been halted from the station, which lies about 70km northwest of the capital, Belgrade.
“This is a black Friday for all of Serbia and Novi Sad,” Prime Minister Milos Vucevic told reporters.
“Regardless of the fact that this building was constructed in 1964, we will insist that those responsible for this tragedy are identified.”
N1 said the building’s reconstruction had been completed this summer, but that the part of the roof which collapsed had not been part of the reconstruction.
