Protesters in Serbia demand accountability for roof collapse that killed 14

Many in Serbia blamed the accident on rampant corruption that they said led to sloppy work on the station building renovation

Workers inspect a train station after an outdoor roof collapsed in Novi Sad, Serbia (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

Residents in northern Serbia stopped traffic and stood in silence to commemorate the 14 victims of a railway roof collapse two weeks ago and demand accountability for the tragedy.

Dozens of protesters on Friday held a large black banner and blocked crossroads outside the central railway station in the city of Novi Sad, where the building’s outer roof suddenly crashed down on November 1, killing 14 people and injuring three.