Spain seeks EU help to investigate deadly rail crash

The Spanish government has requested technical assistance from the European Union Agency for Railways to investigate a train collision that killed 69 people. The European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism said on Wednesday that the investigation would remain under the direction of the Spanish investigators, adding that its aim was to establish the facts.

On the same day, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that his government officials would temporarily take charge of the Ministry of Transport following Minister Oscar Puente's resignation on Tuesday.