There were two tragedies this year: Resignation came from Spain after train accidents

The train accident that occurred in Spain on October 28 brought resignation. Minister of Transportation Oscar Puente announced that he resigned from his post, citing two train accidents that occurred on January 18 and October 28, in which a total of at least 119 people lost their lives. "In a country like Spain, a transport minister cannot continue his duty after two such serious accidents in less than a year," Puente said.

'I MADE THE DECISION RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT'

Puente said that he decided to leave his post within minutes of learning about the accident, but preferred to remain on duty until emergency response efforts were launched, preliminary investigations were put into effect, and the first measures were taken to compensate the victims and increase railway safety.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised Puente and thanked him for his work. Sanchez stated that Puente saw the victims as a priority and acted with a sense of political responsibility.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORTED PRECAUTION

Before his decision to resign, Puente made statements about the measures taken to increase railway safety. He stated that Spain will be the first country in the world to add an artificial intelligence agent to the railway system, which will analyze the conversations between drivers and controllers and detect and track possible anomalies. He noted that this practice aims to minimize the possibility of human error.

Puente said, "We are not aware of any other railway system that uses this type of mechanism or technology. We will be the first country to follow this path." He also stated that Spain will create a real-time digital model of the railway network.

WHAT HAPPENED?

There were two major train accidents in Spain this year. First, on January 18, at least 45 people died and 170 people were injured when two trains derailed near Adamuz in Cordoba province.

In the second accident on October 28, two high-speed trains traveling between Madrid and Andalusia collided in the province of Toledo in the Castilla-La Mancha region. 74 people died and 98 people were injured in the accident.