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Sánchez Backs Puente as PP and ERC Demand Resignations After Deadly Rail Crashes

Investigators are zeroing in on a likely rail break at Adamuz at a weld joining new and older track, sharpening scrutiny of maintenance and prompting talks with train drivers’ unions.

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Overview

  • The Adamuz derailment killed 45 people and a separate Rodalies incident in Gelida took the life of a train driver, with services in Catalonia still disrupted.
  • The PP formally called on Sunday for the immediate resignation of Transport Minister Óscar Puente, citing reporting that the break occurred where newly renewed rails were welded to older ones.
  • ERC leader Oriol Junqueras pressed for the departures of Catalonia’s territory minister Sílvia Paneque and Puente, arguing they have failed to resolve the rail and AP-7 crises.
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly defended Puente’s management and said the government is working with the Catalan administration to restore a safe commuter service.
  • The government signaled readiness to negotiate with SEMAF and increase maintenance investment as the union plans safety-focused strikes for 9 and 11 February, while CIAF’s preliminary finding points to a rail rupture and Adif notes the line was partly renewed and inspected multiple times.