They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer, or 50 mile, march toward the northern city of Novi Sad.

Hundreds of students set off on a protest march of some 90 kilometers from Belgrade to the northern city of Novi Sad on January 30. The demonstrations come amid months of anti-government protests following a deadly infrastructure collapse in Novi Sad in November 2024.

The march from the capital Belgrade to the northern city of Novi Sad is part of the demonstrations launched by university students across Serbia to demand accountability for the deaths of 15 people in a train station awning collapse last November.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Hundreds of students in Serbia began their two-day march from the capital Belgrade to Novi Sad on January 30, a journey of approximately 80 kilometers, as the country remains gripped by political turmoil following a deadly infrastructure collapse in Novi Sad late last year.

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's ruling coalition began talks to form a new government on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned amid protests and President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April.

Hundreds of Serbian students march from Belgrade to Novi Sad in an anti-government protest:: January 30, 2025:: Belgrade, Serbia:: The protests were triggered by a railway station roof collapse that killed 15 people:: Tanasije Milanovic,

An aerial view of students marching towards the northern city of Novi Sad, where they will participate in a 24 hour block of three bridges to protest the deaths of

Following a tragic railway incident in Novi Sad that sparked protests, Serbia's Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has resigned, prompting the ruling coalition to initiate talks on forming a new government.

Serbia's political landscape faces turmoil after Prime Minister Milos Vucevic's resignation, spurred by protests following a fatal Novi Sad railway station collapse. Demonstrations accuse the ruling party of corruption and demand accountability.

According to Maria Zakharova, the Serbian government is making every effort to prevent the situation going south and the Serbian authorities are listening to criticism and engaging in direct dialogue

Around 300 students started a two-day march from Belgrade to Novi Sad where they will join a blockade of three bridges, amid continuing nationwide protests that have already caused the resignation of the prime minister.