By james art 
The government declared Saturday a day of mourning as authorities promised a thorough investigation into Friday’s roof collapse, which fell on people sitting beneath it.
The dead included a six-year-old girl from North Macedonia, while three people were seriously injured, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said.
Doctors said the injured ranged in age from 18 to 24 and remained in life-threatening condition on Saturday.
The station has been renovated twice in recent years, and critics of Serbia’s populist government have blamed the disaster on corruption and sloppy repairs.
Members of the opposition planned to protest outside the station later on Saturday.
Authorities insisted the shed was not part of the renovation work.
Government Minister of Construction and Infrastructure Goran Vesic told state broadcaster RTS that the tragedy would not have happened if the shed had also been renovated.
Authorities deployed heavy machinery and about 80 rescuers who battled for hours to remove large chunks of concrete that collapsed shortly before noon on Friday. The rescue operation continued until late Friday evening.
Residents of Novi Sad lit candles and held a vigil for the victims at the site. Many responded to the call to donate blood.
Surveillance footage Friday showed people walking in and out of the building and sitting on benches on a bright, sunny day before the concrete canopy suddenly collapsed.
The railway station, including the visor, was built in 1964. The renovation was carried out by Chinese companies.
The renovated station was inaugurated by President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, more than two years ago as a major intermediate stop for a planned high-speed train line between Belgrade and Budapest.