Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
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Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
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Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigns after 115 deaths in two Spanish train disasters
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Published Nov 3, 2026
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- Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crashImage source, ReutersImage caption, Óscar Puente had been under mounting pressure as opposition parties and some allies of the government called on him to step downByGuy Hedgecoe, Madrid and Jaros...S1
- Spain’s railway passengers have been left with fresh questions about the safety of the country’s high-speed network after Transport MinisterS2
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Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigns after 115 deaths in two Spanish train disasters
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