Tens of thousands of people in Serbia have been marching in the streets to protest alleged Serbian government corruption after an accident that killed 15 people.

If Serbian President Aleksander Vucic hoped the resignation of his hand-picked prime minister would get students to end nearly three months of anti-corruption protests, he didn’t have to wait long for an answer.

Serbia's Prime Minister Miloš Vučević has resigned following protests triggered by the deadly collapse of a canopy in November.

After the collapse of part of the Novi Sad train station, which killed 15 people in November, thousands of students have been regularly protesting in Serbia. Under pressure, Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned January 28.

Serbia’s populist prime minister, Milos Vucevic, has resigned in an attempt to calm political tensions stoked by weeks of massive anti-corruption protests sparked by the deadly collapse of a concrete overhang at a recently renovated train station.

Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević has announced his resignation, according to the local newspaper Večernje novosti.

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April after his prime minister resigned on Tuesday amid growing anti-government protests.

Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November.

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the Balkan country.

Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned following weeks of massive anticorruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November.