Novi Sad Mayor Milan Đurić said in statement posted to the Novi Sad government website that he arrived at the scene "as soon as he received news about the collapse."Nenad Mihajlovic/AFP via Getty Images

8 dead after roof collapse at Serbian train station – POLITICO

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Eight people are dead after the outdoor roof of a railway station collapsed in the Serbian town of Novi Sad on Friday, Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said.

In a statement released by the Serbian government, Dačić said two people were injured and hospitalized, one of whom was in “very serious condition.” Dačić added that authorities are in contact with two people trapped under the rubble as they conduct a “very difficult” rescue operation.

Videos circulating on social media showed damage to the structure and paramedics at the scene.