The Serbian minister of construction, transport, and infrastructure has announced that he will resign on November 5 following the collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station in which 14 people died and three were severely injured. Goran Vesic said that he did not accept responsibility for the incident but was stepping down for "moral reasons." He said he couldn't accept blame for the deaths, "as neither I nor my team bear any responsibility for the tragedy." The cause of the collapse of the concrete canopy is still unknown. Vesic urged the Prosecutor-General's Office to determine accountability for the deaths. Since the canopy collapsed on November 1, critics have called for accountability from the authorities. A protest in Belgrade on November 3 demanded Vesic's resignation.
Serbian Minister Resigns Following Deadly Train Station Accident
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