Spain was once a world leader in high-speed rail. Now, 2 massive disasters in one year: 46 people killed in January and at least 64 reported dead today. Behind those numbers are families whose lives have been destroyed. They deserve answers and those responsible must be held accountable. Former socialist transport minister Abalos has been sentenced to prison for corruption. His former partner, identified in press reports as an escort, admitted collecting salaries from Transportation state-owned companies without working. Sánchez’s brother has been convicted of abuse of public office. His wife faces criminal charges. And here is the current transport minister, Óscar Puente, recently joking about railway breakdowns on public television. After another deadly crash, watching this is sickening. Investigators must establish exactly what happened. But the government owes the country a full explanation now. Public office comes with responsibility. Spain deserves safe trains, honest leadership and something better than condolences followed by excuses.