Overview
- Peru’s prime minister said a driver likely missed or ignored signals, and police detained four rail workers for questioning.
- One locomotive driver was killed; reports put the injured at roughly 25 to 40 people, with two still hospitalized.
- The head-on collision occurred around kilometer 82 in the Pampacahua sector on the single-track route between Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu.
- The route was temporarily shut, stranding about 2,000 visitors in Aguas Calientes, before trains resumed on Wednesday.
- Rescue operations were hampered by the remote Andean terrain, with ambulances reaching the site while helicopters could not land.