Twelve people have been arrested in Serbia in connection with a roof collapse early this month at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people and severely injured two.

The High Prosecutors Office in the Serbian city of Novi Sad said on Thursday that 11 people were arrested in connection with the collapse of a railway station roof earlier this month that has left 15 people dead.

Residents in northern Serbia have stopped traffic and stood in silence to commemorate the 14 victims of a railway roof collapse two weeks ago and demand accountability for the tragedy

The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a rail station in Serbia has raised tensions across the Balkan county, fueling widespread anger toward the government and protests after the failure claimed 15 lives in the northern city of Novi Sad.

Skirmishes have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at the city’s railway station earlier this month.

After three weeks of protests demanding justice following the deadly collapse of part of the railway station in Serbia's second city, arrests have begun. Prosecutors ordered the questioning of 11 people in connection with the disaster at the recently-renovated facility in Novi Sad.

A former Serbian government minister and 11 others were arrested Thursday over the deadly collapse of a train station roof three weeks ago in which 15 people died.

Twelve people have been arrested in Serbia in connection with a roof collapse earlier this month at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people and severely injured two others,