Spanish transport minister resigns six days after Urda high-speed crash
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Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente has resigned six days after a high-speed collision near Urda, south of Madrid, that killed at least 69 people and injured dozens. He announced the decision in Congress, where he had appeared to set out the circumstances of last Wednesday’s crash. A state-operated Renfe high-speed train smashed into the rear of a stationary train run by Iryo. Puente said a transport minister in a country like Spain could not remain in office after two accidents of this seriousness in less than a year, also citing a deadly crash in January in Andalusia, in southern Spain. The BBC described the Urda collision as a developing story, with further details expected.
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