Overview
- Two passenger trains operated by PeruRail and Inca Rail collided near Qoriwayrachina on the route between Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes.
- The person killed was a train conductor or rail worker, according to authorities in the Cusco region.
- Injury counts vary across officials and outlets, with reports ranging from at least 15 to around 40, and foreign tourists are among the wounded.
- The U.S. Embassy in Peru confirmed U.S. citizens are among the injured and said local first responders were dispatched to the site.
- Evacuations have been complicated by the remote, road-limited terrain as investigators probe the cause, which operators have not yet explained.