LIMA, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — A head-on train crash on the rail line leading to Peru’s famed archaeological site of Machu Picchu on Tuesday killed one person and injured at least 30 others, local authorities said.
The crash occurred near Qoriwayrachina in the southern Cusco region, where two tourist trains collided, according to police. The victim was identified by local media as Roberto Cardenas, a railway engineer.
Rail services on the line connecting Machu Picchu with the city of Cusco were suspended following the accident, authorities said. An evacuation train arrived later in the day, while the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Machu Picchu, one of Peru’s top tourist destinations, receives about 1.5 million visitors each year, most of whom travel to the site by train. — NNN-XINHUA