Spain's transport minister offers his resignation after last week's deadly train crash

The minister made his announcement on Tuesday, stating that a transport minister in a country like Spain cannot continue in office with two accidents of this severity in less than a year. Puente did not specify when he will leave his post.

Deadly crashes

The resignation comes after two deadly train crashes this year, with the most recent occurring south of Madrid. The October 28 accident is one of Spain's deadliest rail disasters in recent memory.