The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia, Goran Vesić, said today that it is being investigated why the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad was not the subject of reconstruction and that the investigation will show who is responsible for the accident in which 14 people died.
"What happened is the subject of an investigation, an inspection is underway as to how the canopy fell. It will be determined why the canopy was not part of the reconstruction plan and who determined that it was not necessary to reconstruct it," said Vesić, visiting the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).
He said that the traffic institute CIP, which carried out the project, then the Railway Infrastructure of Serbia, which is responsible for the station, and Chinese partners participated in the reconstruction project.
"The conceptual solution was released in May 2020, and the conceptual project was adopted in August of the same year. The construction permit itself was issued in October 2021. In that process, there are those who evaluate the statics themselves and they make proposals that undergo expert review. Someone is based on that, made the decision that the canopy in a constructive sense should not be subject to reconstruction," added Vesić.
Today is the Day of Mourning in Serbia, declared due to the death of 14 people when the roof of the Railway Station in Novi Sad fell on them.
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