Minister to resign over train station roof collapse
Government minister Goran Vesic said he would tender his resignation, after 14 people died on Friday at the Novi Sad train station. This follows major protests calling for the government to take responsibility.
Protests on Sunday in Belgrade had centered around Goran Vesic’s ministry building, with demonstrators calling for consequences after the fatal accident
Serbia’s minister of consruction, transport and infrastructure, Goran Vesic, said on Monday he would resign after 14 people were killed last week when a train station roof collapsed in the northern city of Novi Sad.
“Tomorrow morning I will officially submit my resignation as minister of construction, transportation and infrastructure,” Vesic said during a live broadcast.
“I submit the resignation as a responsible man who wants to show by personal example that in today’s Serbia there is a moral responsibility since such a terrible accident happened under the department that I lead.”
However, Vesic added that he did not “accept the guilt for the deaths of 14 people” killed in Friday’s accident.
