Train disaster in Spain in which 69 people died. Minister of Transport announced that he will resign

Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente announced to the MPs in the parliament on Tuesday that he will resign after two major train disasters in the country in less than a year.

"In a country like Spain, the minister of transport cannot continue his duty after two accidents of this magnitude in less than a year," Puente said. he said.

Stating that he took his decision to resign after the last train accident that occurred on October 28, in which 69 people lost their lives, Puente said that he continued his duty in order to deal with the consequences of the accident and to implement measures to prevent similar tragedies from happening again.

In another train accident that occurred in Spain in January, 46 people lost their lives.

The fact that a total of 115 people lost their lives in two major railway disasters in the country within nine months led to discussions about railway safety and political responsibility.

Although Puente announced his decision to resign, he did not give information about the date he would leave his post.