Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash

“Spaanse minister stapt alsnog op na treinramp”

De Spaanse minister van Transport Puente treedt af na de dodelijke treinramp van vorige week in Urda . Daar kwamen 69 mensen om het leven toen een hogesnelheidstrein op een stilstaande regionale trein inreed. Het was de tweede dodelijke treinbotsing dit jaar met tientallen doden, waardoor Puentes positie als minister van Transport onder druk kwam te staan. "Een minister van Transport in een land als Spanje kan niet aanblijven na twee ongelukken in minder dan een jaar tijd", verklaarde de…

“Espagne : le ministre des transports démissionne après la catastrophe ferroviaire meurtrière”

« C’est une question de dignité politique, de cohérence et d’empathie envers les victimes », a déclaré Oscar Puente, une semaine après la collision à Urda qui a coûté la vie à au moins 69 personnes.

“Reaktion auf Zugunglücke: Spaniens Verkehrsminister tritt zurück”

Zwei schwere Zugunglücke haben Spanien in diesem Jahr erschüttert. Nun zieht Verkehrsminister Puente die politischen Konsequenzen. Außerdem beschloss die Regierung neue Maßnahmen, um die Sicherheit zu verbessern.

“Spain's transport minister resigns days after train crash”

Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente resigns days after a deadly train crash that killed 69 people.

“Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash”

At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured in the collision south of the capital, Madrid.

“Ministro de Transportes de España renuncia tras choque de trenes; dimisión es una cuestión "de dignidad política", dice”

El funcionario reconoció que luego de este accidente, él no puede continuar debido a que ya suman dos choques de trenes durante su gestión

“Spanish transport minister resigns after deadly train crash”

Óscar Puente also announces his withdrawal from upcoming election following disaster that killed 69 people Spain’s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday after the train crash that killed 69 people last week, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century. Óscar Puente, who had earlier pledged to work “tirelessly” to restore confidence in the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network, also said he was withdrawing from the country’s upcoming general election.…

“Une question de dignité" : le ministre espagnol des Transports présente sa démission après la collision meurtrière entre deux trains”

"Un ministre des Transports d'un pays comme l'Espagne ne peut pas rester en fonction après deux accidents d'une telle gravité en moins d'un an", a dit Oscar Puente, en référence à l'accident au sud de Madrid, fin octobre, et à celui en Andalousie, en janvier.

“Spain's transport minister to step down after train crash tragedy kills 69”

Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente has stepped down just six days after a horrific double train crash that killed almost 70 people. Mr Puente delivered his resignation this evening despite having repeatedly dismissed such a move in recent days. The announcement came at the conclusion of his appearance before the parliamentary committee in Madrid, where he had been summoned to address last week's high-speed rail disaster near the town of Urda, south of the capital. The crash on October 28…

“Spain's transport minister steps down 6 days after high-speed train crash that killed 69 people”

Earlier Tuesday, he announced new safety measures, including improvements in control centers and a faster rollout of the European Rail Traffic Management System.