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Spanish transport minister resigns after deadly train crash

The Guardian UK Tuesday 03 November 2026, 21:46 UTC By AFP in Madrid 1 min read
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Óscar Puente also announces his withdrawal from upcoming election following disaster that killed 69 peopleSpain’s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday after the train crash that killed 69 people last week, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century. Óscar Puente, who had earlier pledged to work “tirelessly” to restore confidence in the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network, also said he was withdrawing from the country’s upcoming general election.

Óscar Puente also announces his withdrawal from upcoming election following disaster that killed 69 people

Spain’s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday after the train crash that killed 69 people last week, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century.

Óscar Puente, who had earlier pledged to work “tirelessly” to restore confidence in the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network, also said he was withdrawing from the country’s upcoming general election.

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