Protesters have thrown flares and red paint at the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week’s collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Thousands of people took to the streets of Novi Sad on November 5, demanding accountability from Serbian officials after a tragic canopy collapse at the city’s railway station killed 14 people and seriously injured three others.

Nine people have been detained after unrest that erupted during a protest over last week’s deadly roof collapse in a northern Serbian city that killed 14 people and injured three.

A protester attempts to throw a flare into the City Hall building during a protest in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people, in Novi Sad, Serbia on Nov 5. (AP)

Thousands of Serbian opposition backers rallied on Tuesday in the northwestern city of Nov Sad in a violent protest over a deadly accident at a local railway station, for which they blame negligence and corruption by the government.

Police in Serbia respond with tear gas when protesters throw paint in anger over canopy collapse that killed 14 people

Protesters on Tuesday threw flares and red paint on the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people.