Summary
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned and withdrew from the 29 November general election after a train crash killed 69 people. He announced proposed rail-safety changes and €30 million in aid for victims’ families and injured passengers.Key Facts
- The crash happened last week near Urda, about 80 miles south of Madrid.
- A Renfe train struck the rear of a stationary train operated by Iryo.
- A failed automatic safety system stopped trains on part of the track, but a control centre authorized the Renfe train to continue.
- Puente proposed software to alert control centres to unusual traffic and an AI agent to help monitor the system.
- Under the proposed rules, a second operator would confirm decisions made while the automatic safety system was down.
- The train drivers’ union Semaf called strikes at Renfe for 10 and 12 November and criticized working conditions and the use of degraded systems.
- A separate collision in Andalusia in January killed 46 people on the Madrid–Seville line.
- Puente said the government would provide €30 million in aid to families of those killed and to people injured in the crash.
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