Huge crowds gather on first anniversary of Serbian train station disaster

Student-led movement continues to demand political change as embattled president issues rare apology

Tens of thousands of Serbians have gathered to commemorate victims of a fatal railway station collapse a year ago, a tragedy that galvanised anti-government sentiment that still threatens the embattled president, Aleksandar Vui.

A student-led movement organised the rallies in the country's second largest city, Novi Sad, where on 1 November 2024, the canopy at the newly renovated railway station collapsed.