Overview
- Two passenger trains operated by PeruRail and Inca Rail collided on the Cusco–Ollantaytambo–Machu Picchu route in the Qorihuayrachina–Pampacahua sector.
- Authorities confirmed one fatality, identifying the train driver as Roberto Cárdenas, with reports of dozens of injured passengers.
- The Ministry of Health deployed medical teams and 12 ambulances and activated ground and air referral systems to move the wounded to higher-capacity hospitals.
- Rescue work is slowed by difficult terrain and the lack of direct road access to the crash site, and rail services on the corridor are suspended.
- Investigations are underway to determine causes and responsibility, with preliminary reports naming PeruRail Frequency 602 and Inca Rail Frequency 65, as tourism groups demand stronger oversight of the corridor.