"I assure you that those responsible will be punished, and all we have to do is pray for the repose of the souls of the fallen angels and see how we can change ourselves and our country so that something like this never happens again," said Serbian President Aleksandar on Friday evening. Vučić on the occasion of the tragedy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad.
Then he expressed his condolences to all the families of the victims.
"It's hard to speak tonight, it's hard to say anything rational." In such moments, we must all find strength together, unite, help the families of the victims, and do everything in our power to minimize the damage as much as possible, and to help the people who have lost their loved ones," said Vučić. .
He especially thanked the rescuers, the workers who toiled all day and the machines tried to save every life that could be saved
"Today we succeeded in a great tragedy for the umpteenth time, the heart and soul of our people." "The whole of Serbia stopped, the whole of Serbia was speechless," said Vučić.
He also said that he will not talk about "those who, because of their petty interests, do not talk about the tragedy, but deal with other topics".
"As the President of the Republic, who was elected to this position with the support of the citizens, I ask the High Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, that the persons responsible for what happened be prosecuted and severely punished." When I say the Government, I am looking for political, and before that, criminal responsibility," said Vučić.