Spain transport minister Óscar Puente quits 6 days after train disaster kills 69

Spain’s transport minister Óscar Puente resigned six days after a high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 69 people. Puente took responsibility for the second major rail disaster in the country this year. He announced his decision on Tuesday after appearing before lawmakers for several hours to explain the circumstances surrounding the October 28 crash.“A transport minister in a country like Spain cannot remain in office after two accidents of this seriousness in less than a year,” Puente said.Puente said he had decided to step down immediately after the latest accident but had kept the decision private. His resignation comes amid mounting pressure from opposition politicians and railway workers' unions, who had called for him to quit following the disaster.What caused the deadly train collision?The October 28 collision occurred when a high-speed train crashed into another train that had stopped on the tracks.