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This is the horrific moment a railway station roof collapsed and killed at least 13 people, captured in shocking CCTV footage.
The tragic incident occurred today in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on Friday, around 40 miles northwest of Belgrade.
CCTV footage shows the 115 ft length of concrete outdoor roofing, which was built 60 years ago, suddenly collapsed on top of several people at noon local time (11am GMT) on a sunny day.
Serbian prime minister Miloš Vučević referred to it as ‘a black Friday‘.
‘This is a tragedy, it is a black Friday for us, for the entire Serbia, certainly for Novi Sad,’ he said.
‘Disregarding the fact that this building was constructed 1964, exactly 60 years ago we will insist that those responsible for this tragedy are identified.
Emergency and heavy machinery crews work at the scene to clear the wreckage following the collapse of the canopy at the railway station
The 115 ft length of roofing collapsed at around noon local time (11am GMT) on a sunny day
Rescue workers remove debris after a roof collapsed at the entrance to a railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia
Cranes and bulldozers sifted through the wreckage alongside dozens of rescuers and construction workers
Emergency and rescue teams use heavy machinery to clear debris at the site where a concrete outdoor roof of a train station collapsed
A woman reacts as she lights a candle in front of Novi Sad city hall, following the roof of a train station collapsing
People gather in front of Novi Sad city hall as part of a candle-lit vigil in memory of the dead
The tragic incident occurred today in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on Friday, around 40 miles northwest of Belgrade
The dead were pulled from the rubble throughout the afternoon and into the evening
‘And that those who had to take care of the condition of the structure are responsible. That is, about the condition of the building.’
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said it was an extremely difficult rescue operation that would last for several more hours with 80 rescuers from several towns and heavy machinery working at the scene.
He said: ‘It is an extremely difficult rescue operation that will last for several more hours.
‘We have contact with two people, what you are hearing now is the work to get them out, to get them out alive.
‘So we have eight bodies that have been pulled out, four alive and we will see how, what else we will find under the rubble.’
Cranes and bulldozers sifted through the wreckage alongside dozens of rescuers and construction workers, while medical staff and ambulances waited nearby.
The dead were pulled from the rubble throughout the afternoon and into the evening.