Spain transport minister offers resignation in wake of train accident
· DWAfter two deadly train crashes this year, Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente has said he will step down.
Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente offered his resignation on Tuesday in the wake of a train crash on October 28 south of Madrid that killed 69 people.
"A transport minister in a country like Spain cannot continue in office with two accidents of this severity in less than a year," he told lawmakers.
Puente did not specify when he will leave his post.
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