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Serbian protesters block key bridge, roads to mark 100 days since deadly canopy collapse
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People participate in a 7-hour long blockade of a highway in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, to protest the Nov. 1. collapse of a concrete canopy at the central train station in Novi Sad, that killed 15 people. - photo by AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Striking university students in Serbia blocked a bridge in Belgrade as well as roads throughout the Balkan country on Sunday to mark 100 days since the collapse of a concrete canopy at a train station which killed 15 people. Many residents joined the students for a 7-hour blockade of the the Gazela, or Gazelle, bridge over the Sava River in the Serbian capital. Simultaneously, a three-hour blockade of key roads started in Novi Sad, while students in Nis blocked a highway pay toll station at the entrance of the southern city.