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Train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills driver, injures dozens
A train driver died and around 40 passengers, including foreign tourists, were injured near Machu Picchu on a single-track rail line, authorities said.
- 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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One person dies and dozens are injured in a train crash in Machu Picchu Tabby Wilson-author,BBC News A driver died and dozens of people were injured in a frontal train collision near Machu Picchu, Peru's most popular tourist attraction. Two trains crashed on the single road leading to the ancient Inca city on Tuesday, according to a local government statement. According to authorities, 20 ambulances went to the crash site and the injured were ta…
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