Serbia opens probe into railway building disaster that killed 14

Serbia wound up a rescue operation and opened an investigation on Nov 2 into a roof collapse that killed 14 and injured three at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad.

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The disaster happened on Nov 1 when a length of roofing along the entrance to the station collapsed on a sunny day. Rescuers worked into the night, using heavy construction machinery to free the dead and wounded from under the rubble.

The station in the city about 70km north-west of Belgrade was renovated in 2021 and 2022.

Other minor works continued until July 2024, when the Transportation Ministry said a total of €16 million (S$23 million) had been invested in the renovation.