Wave of criticism against the Government's human error story
Machinists, engineers, unions and parties are up in arms against the Executive's search for a scapegoat when it is the railway system that is failing due to a lack of investment and maintenance. Read
Spain's government is facing criticism for trying to blame a single worker for a recent train accident in Urda, Toledo, rather than addressing the broader issues with the country's rail system. The accident, which occurred on Wednesday, has been attributed to a failure in the LZB signalling and security system, which experts say is due to a lack of maintenance and investment.
Various groups, including engineers, unions, and opposition parties, have denounced the government's attempt to find a scapegoat and called for the resignation of Transport Minister Óscar Puente. Puente is set to appear before the Congress of Deputies on Tuesday to face questions about the accident.
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