Spain's transport minister offers his resignation after last week's deadly train crash
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Spain has seen two deadly train accidents this year [FILE: Feb 3, 2026]Image: Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/IMAGOAdvertisementSpanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente offered his resignation on Tuesday in the wake of a train crash on October 28 south of Madrid that killed 69 people.
Spain has seen two deadly train accidents this year [FILE: Feb 3, 2026]Image: Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/IMAGOAdvertisementSpanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente offered his resignation on Tuesday in the wake of a train crash on October 28 south of Madrid that killed 69 people.
"A transport minister in a country like Spain cannot continue in office with two accidents of this severity in less than a year," he told lawmakers.
Puente did not specify when he will leave his post.
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