Icicle kills woman in Belgrade
Source: B92, Beta, Blic, Tanjug
BELGRADE -- A woman died today after an icicle formed on the roof of a building in Belgrade fell on directly on her, police sources have confirmed.
Firefighters are seen earlier this week removing icicles from a building in Belgrade (Beta)
Previously, Belgrade medical emergency services spokeswoman Nada Macura said, however, that it was still unclear whether "ice fell on the victim, or if she fell on ice", and what the "mechanism of injury" and the exact circumstances of the deadly accident were.
The accident was reported around 10:00 CET on Tuesday morning. Belgrade-based Blic newspaper is reporting that six large icicles fell from the roof of the building, one of which - said to have weighed some four kilograms - hit the 49-year-old music teacher directly on the head and killed her instantly.
Beta news agency said earlier in the day that the Serbia police (MUP) press office said a woman died in Belgrade this morning when a large amount of ice and snow fell on top of her from a roof.
Serbia is experiencing a cold snap that has so far claimed nearly a dozen lives, while a state of emergency was declared late on Sunday.
Tuesday 7.02.2012 | 15:11 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
ZAGREB -- A train that was traveling on the Split-Zagreb line in Croatia on Tuesday derailed near the town of Knin, said reports.
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BRUSSELS -- Serbia will not become a candidate for EU membership if Belgrade fails to, by the end of next week, reach an agreement with Priština on Kosovo's representation.
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LONDON -- Serbian tennis player and World No. 1 Novak Đoković has been named Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in London.
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BELGRADE -- Vojislav Koštunica has voiced his opinion that following elections - expected this spring - a new government should declare political and military neutrality.
Tuesday 7.02.2012 | 11:40 | Source: Tanjug, Press | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Goran Bogdanović has said that holding a referendum in Kosovo's north might not be a huge economic damage, but would cost Serbia dearly in political terms.
Tuesday 7.02.2012 | 10:38 | Source: B92 | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbia went through another extremely cold night, to wake up to morning temperatures ranging from minus 15 to minus eight degrees centigrade.
Tuesday 7.02.2012 | 10:08 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The 2012 inflation will be within the planned framework of 5.5 to 6 percent", considering the indicators at the end of 2011, says IZIT's Saša Đogović.
Tuesday 7.02.2012 | 10:04 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (13) | Send comment
BUJANOVAC -- Councilors from ethnic Albanian parties in Bujanovac, southern Serbia, have adopted a proposal to change the names of several local streets.
Tuesday 7.02.2012 | 10:00 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Chairman of the Serbian Parliament's Committee on Kosovo and Metohija Ljubomir Kragović has scheduled a session of this body for Tuesday.
