At least 8 killed in roof collapse at train station in Serbia

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A actual tile supra nan entranceway of a railway position successful nan bluish Serbian metropolis of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, sidesplitting astatine slightest 8 people.

Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that astatine slightest 4 different group person been hospitalized pinch superior injuries, while rescuers person established interaction pinch 2 people, including a girl, who are still buried nether piles of concrete, nan BBC reported.

"I convey nan rescuers, policemen, doctors, technicians and nurses who are fighting for each life, and to prevention group nether nan ruins," Dacic said successful a social media post. "They are fighting a superhuman battle."

Ambulances and different emergency teams were dispatched to nan downtown position and bulldozers were removing nan debris looking for survivors.

Surveillance camera footage showed group moving successful and retired of nan building and sitting connected benches connected a agleam and sunny time earlier nan actual building abruptly collapsed connected them. The building was precocious renovated.

Dacic said nan rescue cognition was "extremely hard" and that it would past for astatine slightest respective much hours.

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said "this is simply a achromatic Friday for us, for each of Serbia."

Vucevic said that nan tile was built successful 1964 and an investigation is underway to find what happened and who is responsible for nan tragedy.

Footage posted connected societal media showed respective ambulances and occurrence engines astatine nan segment extracurricular of nan train station. Two excavators could besides beryllium seen digging done nan heap of rubble.

The Novi Sad Railway Station reopened successful July aft 3 years of renewal work. Construction activity was still ongoing successful parts of nan station.

A high-speed obstruction relationship betwixt Novi Sad and nan superior Belgrade opened successful March 2022.

Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.