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Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente ‌said on Tuesday (Nov 3) he would resign after two deadly train crashes in less than a year, without specifying when he will leave ‌his post.

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00:01Thank you very much, Mr. Minister.
00:02The Minister of Transport of Spain, Oscar Puente, announced his resignation on Tuesday
00:07following the October 28th deadly train crash,
00:11the country's second fatal rail accident this year.
00:14His announcement came hours after he outlined an emergency aid package for victims
00:19and new railway safety measures.
00:21A Minister of Transport of a country like Spain
00:24cannot continue in charge with two accidents of this tragedy in less than a year.
00:28Whether they are different or not, it is a matter of political dignity,
00:36coherence and empathy with the victims.
00:39Puente announced his resignation nearly a week after the train crash,
00:44which killed 69 people near Urda, in central Spain,
00:48and less than four weeks before the November 29th parliamentary election
00:52called by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
00:54Puente said he decided to resign within minutes of learning of the crash,
00:59but stayed on to oversee the emergency response, preliminary investigations,
01:04and initial measures to compensate victims and improve rail safety.
01:08A separate train accident on the same line involving the same companies in January killed 46 people.
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