04.11.2026 00:31
After the high-speed train accident in Spain that killed 69 people, Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigned from his post. Following the disaster near Toledo, amid rising reactions and calls for resignation, Puente announced his decision at the end of the parliamentary session.
After the train disaster in Spain that claimed the lives of 69 people, the expected political development took place. Transport Minister Oscar Puente, whose resignation had been demanded for days, decided to leave his post.
HE ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION IN PARLIAMENT
Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigned from his post about a week after the train crash near Toledo that killed 69 people. Puente announced his decision at the end of the parliamentary session he attended. The minister's resignation came after days of ongoing political debate in the country. As the investigation into the causes of the crash continued, Puente had been the target of calls to take political responsibility after the disaster. Oscar Puente also announced that he would not run in the early general elections to be held on 29 November.
69 PEOPLE HAD DIED
Two high-speed passenger trains collided near Urda, in the province of Toledo, Spain, on 28 October. In the crash on the Madrid-Seville line, 69 people lost their lives and many others were injured. After the disaster that shook the country, rail safety and oversight of transport infrastructure were opened to debate. While an investigation was launched into how the crash occurred, failures in safety systems were also placed under review.
PROTESTS HAD BEGUN IN FRONT OF THE MINISTRY
After the disaster, protests were held in front of the Spanish Ministry of Transport building. Protesters drew attention to the loss of life in the crash and demanded that Minister Oscar Puente leave his post. Opposition parties and some trade unions also joined the calls for resignation. Puente, in his earlier statements, had said he would not resign and argued that his priority was to clarify the causes of the crash.