Spain Transport Minister Resigns After Two Fatal Train Crashes

Kathmandu. After two devastating train accidents in one year, Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente has announced his resignation from his post. The latest accident occurred last week, in which 69 people died and more than 200 were injured.

'I had decided my future within minutes of the accident,' Puente told lawmakers in Madrid. 'It is not appropriate for the Transport Minister of a country like Spain to remain in office after two accidents of such a serious nature in less than a year. Even if the causes of these accidents were different, and whether or not I had direct responsibility, I felt I had to step down.'