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The Independent UK
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Franklin Briceno

Tourist trains to Machu Picchu crash, killing one and injuring dozens

The company operating the railway confirmed that a train travelling from Machu Picchu collided with another heading towards the site in the early afternoon. - (PABLO PORCIUNCULA BRUNE/AFP via Getty Images)

A collision involving two tourist trains en route to Peru’s iconic Machu Picchu archaeological site on Tuesday has resulted in at least one fatality and approximately 30 injuries.

The deceased has been identified as a railway worker, according to Jhonathan Castillo Gonzalez, a captain with the Cuzco police department. Following the incident, railway services connecting Machu Picchu with the nearby city of Cuzco were suspended.

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