Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The driver of a train was killed and at least 40 passengers, including American tourists, were injured when two trains collided head-on near the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu in southern Peru.

Peru: A tragic train accident has occurred near Peru’s famous Machu Picchu site after two trains collided head-on on the railway leading to the Inca

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

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.

Two trains taking tourists to Machu Picchu crashed on Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring around 30 passengers.