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Spain's transport minister resigns after train crash killed 69 people
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned on Tuesday, six days after a high-speed train crash that killed 69 people near Madrid.
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned on Tuesday, six days after a high-speed train collision on 28 October near the town of Urda, south of Madrid, that killed 69 people. It was the second deadly train crash on Spain's Madrid-Seville line in less than a year; a crash in January killed 46 people. Puente announced his resignation after a lengthy questioning by lawmakers and said he would also withdraw from the upcoming general election on 29 November. He said a transport minister in Spain could not remain in office after two such serious accidents in less than a year. Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo will take over the Transport Ministry until the election. The October crash occurred when a state-operated Renfe high-speed train collided with a stationary Iryo train after a safety system failure and Madrid control centre controllers authorised the Renfe train to proceed.
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