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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maira Butt

One dead and 40 injured in head-on train collision near Machu Picchu

A train driver has been killed and at least 40 others injured after two trains collided head-on while on railway tracks leading to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru.

The collision happened on the single track leading to the historical site, which links Ollantaytambo Station and Aguas Calientes, the closest town to Machu Picchu.

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