Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse

Building failure in Novi Sad

Novi Sad railway station canopy collapseDate| 1 November 2024

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Time| 11:50 (CET)
Location| Novi Sad railway station, Novi Sad, Serbia
Deaths| 14
Non-fatal injuries| 30+[1]

On 1 November 2024, at 11:50 CET, 14 people were killed and at least thirty others were injured when the 35 m or 115 ft–long canopy of the main railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia collapsed onto people walking and sitting underneath.[2][3][4]

The railway station was constructed in 1964 and was renovated from 2021 to Summer 2024.[5] The work was done by a consortium of Chinese companies China Railway International Co., Ltd (a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited) and China Communications Construction Company, Ltd. (together: CRIC-CCCC).[6] Both the Chinese contractor and Serbian Railways Infrastructure, which operates the building, stated that the canopy was not specifically subject to renovations.[5][6]

About 80 rescuers from multiple cities across Serbia used heavy machinery to pull debris off of the site of the collapse, including excavators and cranes.[5][7]

Initially eight deaths were reporterd, but this number later rose to 14.[1] The Serbian government declared a nation-wide day of mourning for 2 November,[5] whereas the City of Novi Sad declared three days of mourning in the city.[8]

The Novi Sad Higher Public Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation.[9]

Government ministers, Prime Minister of Serbia Miloš Vučević and Mayor of Novi Sad Milan Đurić visited the disaster site.[1] President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović expressed his condolences and expressed solidarity with involved relatives and civilians of Serbia and Novi Sad.[10]

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1. ^ a b c Veertien doden na instorten dak treinstation Servië
2. ^ "Fourteen people killed in Serbia train station roof collapse". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
3. ^ "Roof collapse at Serbian railway station kills at least 14". AP News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. ^ "Четрнаест људи погинуло после пада надстрешнице у Новом Саду" [Fourteen people dead after a canopy collapse in Novi Sad]. Politika (in Serbian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
5. ^ a b c d Moench, Mallory; Delauney, Guy (1 November 2024). "Thirteen dead in Novi Sad, Serbia railway station canopy collapse". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
6. ^ a b "Chinese companies deny working on collapsed roof". n1info.rs (in Serbian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
7. ^ "14 Dead In Roof Collapse At Railway Station In Serbia's Novi Sad". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
8. ^ "Dan žalosti na teritoriji Grada Novog Sada tri dana počev od sutra" [City of Novi Sad to Observe Three Days of Mourning Starting Tomorrow]. Radio Television of Vojvodina (in Serbian (Latin script)). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
9. ^ "Završena akcija spasavanja u Novom Sadu: Muškarac i dve žene izvučeni živi iz ruševina" [Rescue Efforts End in Novi Sad: Man and Two Women Rescued Alive from Debris]. NIN (in Serbian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
10. ^ Milatović: Crna Gora je mislima uz građane Novog Sada i deli bol zbog tragedije