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.

Hours after Milos Vucevic stepped away Tuesday from his role leading the country's government, thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Serbia's second-largest city, Novi Sad, to resume their calls for political change that have seriously shaken Vucic's decadelong populist rule for the first time.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — 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. “It is my unconditional decision to resign,” Vucevic said at a press conference.

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

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

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.

Milos Vucevic's resignation follows months of nationwide demonstrations after a station roof collapsed killing 15.

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.