Serbia’s construction minister resigned after 14 people were crushed to death last week by a falling canopy at a railway station that was rebuilt by European and Chinese firms two years ago.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Serbia’s minister of construction, transport and infrastructure, Goran Vesic, announced on November 4 that he will step down following a train station accident in Novi Sad that left 14 people dead and three others seriously injured.

Government minister Goran Vesic said he would tender his resignation, after 14 people died on Friday at the Novi Sad train station. This follows major protests calling for the government to take responsibility.

Serbia’s government minister for infrastructure and construction says he's stepping down, days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and severely injuring three.

BELGRADE: Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic announced that he will step down, following the collapse of a roof structure at the Novi Sad railway station.

Serbia wound up a rescue operation and opened an investigation on Saturday into a roof collapse at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 14 people and injured three others.

Angry protesters have left red handprints in front of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand the arrest of officials, two days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, ki