Serbia speaks this hero! He saved dozens of Turks.
Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic shared his social media account and thanked Bogosavljevic, who noted that one of the pillars of the bridge between Mrcajevaca and Slatina was not solid in the morning, and advised the necessary warnings and saved the lives of Turkish citizens.
DON’T LET THEM CROSS THE BRIDGE
Vesic stated the following in his post:
“At around 06:00, Bogosavljevic, who noticed that one of the bridge piers was unbalanced due to flooding, immediately called the traffic police. He then he saw the bus heading towards the bridge. He blocked the bus with his car and did not allow them to cross the bridge. The traffic police also came to the scene and did not allow the bus with Turkish citizens to pass over the bridge.”
DESTROYED AFTER 10 MINUTES
Noting that the bridge collapsed 10 minutes after it happened, Vesic said: “Everyone who was there witnessed the collapse of the bridge. Nemanja avoided a great tragedy. He’s a true hero.” He used the phrases.
THANK YOU AMBASSADOR
Turkish Ambassador to Belgrade Hami Aksoy also shared Minister Vesic’s post on his social media account, saying in Serbian: “We thank Nemanja for preventing the accident and saving the lives of our citizens.” he made statements.
Meanwhile, while the collapse of the bridge, which Bogosavljevic recorded with his phone camera, caused concern among the public, they were glad that a major accident had been avoided.
A state of emergency has been declared
Meanwhile, a state of emergency was declared in 52 cities and towns in Serbia as a result of flooding after two days of heavy rain.
In local media news, it was claimed that many houses and workplaces were inundated as a result of the flooding and hundreds of people were evacuated.
It was reported in the news that fire crews delivered aid with boats in the flooded area, and it was noted that the Serbian army built a temporary bridge over the Trnavica river. (AA)