A train driver died and at least 40 people were injured in the crash on the single-track line to Machu Picchu.

A train driver died and at least 40 people were injured in the crash on the single-track line to Machu Picchu.

A health official said about 20 people were in relatively serious condition. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A dozen ambulances and medical personnel were rushed to the site in a remote Andean area without direct road access.

A head-on train crash near Machu Picchu kills one driver and injures 40, including foreign tourists, prompting police investigation.

A head-on train crash near Machu Picchu kills one driver and injures 40, including foreign tourists, prompting police investigation.

The collision involved a train coming from the famed archaeological site and a train headed there in the early afternoon near Qoriwayrachina, also an archaeological site, according to the company operating the railway.

The collision involved a train coming from the famed archaeological site and a train headed there in the early afternoon near Qoriwayrachina, also an archaeological site, according to the company operating the railway.

First responders were seen evacuating injured from a town near Machu Picchu, after two trains taking tourists to the famed archaeological site crashed Tuesday. The collision killed at least one person and injured around 30 passengers.

Two trains taking tourists to Peru’s famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu have crashed, killing at least one person and injuring around 30 passengers.