Overview
- Two passenger trains operated by PeruRail and Inca Rail collided near Qoriwayrachina on the single track between Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes.
- Authorities report roughly 30 to 40 injured with many in serious condition, and the deceased was a train conductor.
- Rail services on the Ollantaytambo–Aguas Calientes corridor remain suspended as wreckage is cleared and passengers have been evacuated.
- The U.S. Embassy confirmed American citizens are among the injured, and the UK Foreign Office said it is supporting British nationals.
- Emergency crews reached the remote, road-inaccessible site with multiple ambulances, and operators and the track concessionaire Ferrocarril Transandino say they are cooperating with investigators.