Citizens in Serbia’s Novi Sad marked the second anniversary of the railway-station canopy collapse on November 1, 2026. The disaster killed 16 people. Local outlet 021 reported 16 minutes of silence, flowers and candles at the station. Ilija Srdanović, who heads the student electoral list, joined the wreath-laying at the collapse site. 021.rs
Speakers renewed demands for accountability and justice. The canopy fell on November 1, 2024, at 11:52, the time now associated with commemorating those killed. 021.rs
The wider accountability debate
The European Democratic Party linked remembrance to rebuilding public trust and democratic accountability, according to Beta reporting carried by N1. This was a statement of solidarity from a European political party: it was neither a judicial determination of responsibility for the disaster nor a binding declaration by European Union institutions. N1 / Beta
The same report described commemorations in Niš, Novi Pazar and Banja Luka. Their participation shows that remembrance extended beyond the disaster site, with demands for accountability continuing to shape the political messages surrounding the anniversary. N1 / Beta
