Serbia: Railway station roof partially collapses, killing 12

The death toll jumped from eight and rescuers say many people remain trapped inside. The Novi Sad railway station, in Serbia’s second-largest city, reopened in July
Serbia: Railway station roof partially collapses, killing 12
The death toll jumped from eight and rescuers say many people remain trapped inside. The Novi Sad railway station, in Serbia’s second-largest city, reopened in July after renovation work.
Emergency personnel and police officers work at the site where a concrete outdoor roof of a train station collapsed in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad
Rescuers were in contact with two people who were still trapped

At least 12 people were killed on Friday when a concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed, with Interior Minister Ivica Dacic saying, “The current number of bodies recovered is 12. So, 12 people have lost their lives.”

More people were trapped under the rubble, and Dacic said the rescue operation would last for several more hours.

“Over 80 rescuers are involved, with the assistance of heavy machinery,” he said.

Station recently renovated
It was not immediately clear what caused the partial collapse, but the Novi Sad Railway Station had only reopened in July after three years of renovation work.

Construction work was still ongoing in parts of the building.