Infrastructure

EU Launches Fraud Investigation After Spain Train Crash Kills 69

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The European Union has launched a fraud investigation into Spain's transport authorities following a train crash that killed 69 people.

A train crash in Spain last week resulted in the deaths of 69 people.
The European Union prosecutor launched an investigation into potential financial fraud involving railway modernization funds.
The investigation targets Spain's transport authorities and is conducted in collaboration with Spain's Civil Guard.
The accident occurred on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line and is one of the worst in recent European history.
This is the second EU investigation into Spain's rail services this year.
A previous accident on the same line last December killed 46 people, bringing the total death toll from two accidents within nine months to 115.
Spain's Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, resigned following the accident, stating that a minister cannot remain in office after two serious accidents in a year.