# Spain's transport minister refuses to quit over the Urda rail crash

- By: Vote Times Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:33:25.000Z
- Produced with artificial intelligence under human editorial supervision.

## Excerpt

Óscar Puente is due to appear before parliament's standing committee on 3 November, with the Cortes dissolved and a general election on 29 November. Spain's transport minister, Óscar Puente, ruled out resigning on 30 October 2026 over the Urda rail crash and is due to appear on 3 November at 17:00 before the Diputación Permanente of the Congress. Puente told a press conference he would resign if he thought his staying harmed the government's project or if Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez thought so, and that he did not believe that was the case, according to Euronews. The causes of the crash are still under investigation; Spain votes on 29 November and the Diputación Permanente is the only parliamentary body currently working.

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