More than 55,000 people gathered in Novi Sad on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the deadly railway station canopy collapse, according to estimates by the Archive of Public Gatherings.
The organization estimated that between 55,000 and 60,000 people attended the commemoration, using its standard methodology based on the area occupied by the gathering and the average density of the crowd.
Large crowds filled the boulevards and approaches to the railway station as citizens arrived to pay tribute to the victims.
The commemoration began at 11:52 a.m., the exact time the concrete canopy of the renovated station collapsed two years earlier, killing 16 people. One person survived with permanent and severe injuries.
Citizens, relatives of the victims, activists and students laid flowers, lit candles and observed several minutes of silence in memory of those who died.
Beyond its commemorative purpose, the gathering also highlighted continuing demands for full institutional and criminal accountability for the disaster.
Participants carried banners calling for justice for the victims and for those responsible for the station’s design, reconstruction and construction supervision to be held accountable.
The collapse on November 1, 2024, triggered a major political crisis in Serbia, followed by months of protests and blockades. Two years later, the deaths of the 16 victims remain a deeply sensitive issue, with public demands for accountability continuing.
