Railway Roof Collapse in Novi Sad Claims 13 Lives

The concrete roof at a railway station entrance in Novi Sad, Serbia, collapsed on Friday, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 people. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic confirmed three individuals were rescued and hospitalized with serious injuries. "Death occurred on the spot," Dacic noted, indicating that five individuals initially deemed as buried beneath the rubble showed no signs of life. Serbia has declared November 2 a day of mourning.

Surveillance footage captured the mundane scene moments before the collapse, as people leisurely moved around the station under a bright, sunny sky. The station had been recently renovated, but the structure above the station entrance was not part of that work; the roof dates to 1964. The station had recently garnered prominence as a planned stopover for the Belgrade-Budapest fast train route. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)