14 dead in terrible catastrophe in city populated by 11,000 Hungarians – VIDEO about what happened, PHOTOS
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has expressed the Hungarian government’s shock over a deadly accident at the train station in Novi Sad (Ujvidék), in Serbia. At least 14 people were killed in a concrete roof collapse at the railway station in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad, the country’s interior minister said. The terrible catastrophe happened yesterday.
Terrible catastrophe in Novi Sad
At least 14 people were killed and 30 injured when the roof of the Novi Sad train station collapsed. “We mourn the victims together with our Serbian friends and sympathise with those who lost their loved ones, and wish a speedy recovery to those who were injured,” Szijjártó said on Facebook. He said he had expressed his sympathies to Marko Duric, his Serbian counterpart, on behalf of the Hungarian people after a phone call with Balint Pasztor, head of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians.
More than 6% of Novi Sad’s (Újvidék) population is still Hungarian, which is more than 11.5 thousand souls.
Roof collapse at train station in Serbia kills at least 8
Rescue teams trying to pull 2 survivors out from debris, 2 others hospitalized, says Interior Minister Ivica Dacic. At least 14 people were killed in a concrete roof collapse at the railway station in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad, the country’s interior minister said on Friday. Two others were hospitalized, including one in serious condition, Ivica Dacic told reporters at the scene, the Anadolu Turkish news agency wrote.
He said eight bodies were pulled out, and eight others were injured. “Two are still under the ruins … We are working to pull them out alive,” Dacic added. The rescue teams, including over 80 rescuers from different cities, reached the scene immediately.
“It is an extremely difficult operation that will certainly last several more hours. We will monitor the situation and inform you,” the minister said. Along with the interior minister, Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, and Novi Sad mayor Milan Curic arrived at the train station.
The concrete canopy of the station building at the entrance collapsed and caused injuries, the Railway Infrastructure of Serbia announced earlier. A public prosecutor in Novi Sad is investigating the incident. Serving Serbia’s second-largest city, the station reopened in July after three years of renovation. Construction is still continuing in parts of the facility.
According to index.hu, the death toll rose to 14 by Friday afternoon.
Here’s a video:
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Source: MTI, Anadolu