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Train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens
The collision on a single-track line killed the train conductor and injured around 40 passengers, including international tourists, disrupting rail service to the popular site.
- A head-on collision between two trains on Tuesday near Qoriwayrachina on the Ollantaytambo–Aguas Calientes rail link killed a railroad worker and injured dozens, authorities said.
- Amid disputes over transport concessions, officials noted the cause of the accident remains unclear as authorities investigating the crash face tensions from local communities disputing transport concessions and protesters who have previously blocked the railroad during the Machu Picchu concession process.
- Police identified the deceased as locomotive engineer Roberto Cárdenas, more than 30 passengers including foreign tourists and U.S. citizens were injured, and about 20 people are in relatively serious condition as a dozen ambulances and medical personnel rushed to the scene.
- Rail services on the Ollantaytambo–Machu Picchu route were suspended while crews secured the area, passengers were evacuated to clinics and hospitals near Cusco, and PeruRail said `We deeply regret what has happened`.
- As a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 15th century, Machu Picchu receives about 1.5 million visitors annually and about 4,500 average daily visitors, with the rail link to Aguas Calientes as the primary transport corridor.
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LIMA — Hundreds of tourists were evacuated Wednesday as rail services resumed to and from Peru's Inca citadel of Machu Picchu a day after a head-on collision between two trains killed one person and injured 40. About 700 Peruvian visitors and 1,300 foreigners of various nationalities had been stranded in the town of Aguas Calientes since Tuesday's lunchtime crash suspended train services. Train operator PeruRail said services were slowly resumin…
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