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Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash

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Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned six days after a high-speed train collision near Urda killed at least 69 people and injured dozens.
He announced his decision in Congress while explaining the crash circumstances, citing two serious accidents in under a year.
The latest crash involved a Renfe high-speed train hitting a stationary Iryo train.

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Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned six days after a high-speed collision near Urda, south of Madrid, in which at least 69 people were killed and dozens injured. He announced his decision in Congress while explaining the circumstances of last Wednesday's crash, referencing a deadly January crash in Andalusia, southern Spain. The latest tragedy occurred when a state-operated Renfe high-speed train smashed into the back of another stationary train operated by the Iryo company.

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Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente has resigned - six days after the high-speed collision in which at least 69 people were killed and dozens injured.

He announced his decision in Congress, where he had appeared to give the circumstances of last Wednesday's crash near the town of Urda, south of the capital Madrid.

"A transport minister in a country like Spain cannot remain in office after two accidents of this seriousness in less than a year," he said, also referring to a deadly crash in January in Andalusia, southern Spain.

The latest tragedy in Urda happened when a state-operated Renfe high-speed train smashed into the back of another stationary train operated by the Iryo company.

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