Spain's transport minister and rail infrastructure chief resign after deadly train crash

Summary

Spain's transport minister has resigned over the train crash disasters, Al Jazeera reports. POLITICO reports that the president of Adif, Spain's rail infrastructure body, Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña, has stepped down after the Toledo train crash, and that this is the second resignation related to the disaster in just 24 hours.

Timeline

1. Al Jazeera

   4 Nov 2026, 13:52 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Spain's Transport Minister has resigned over train crash disasters.

2. POLITICO

   4 Nov 2026, 19:42 UTCSource ↗

   POLITICO reports that the head of Adif, Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña, has stepped down after the Toledo train crash, the second resignation related to the disaster in just 24 hours.