# Spain’s transport minister resigns after train crash that killed 69

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 07:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/spanish-transport-minister-resigns-after-train-crash-killed-69-people?traffic_source=rss

> Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigned and withdrew from the upcoming general election, saying he could not remain in office after two severe train accidents in less than a year. Last week’s collision on the Madrid-Seville line killed 69 people in Castilla-La Mancha.

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