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title: "One dead and 40 tourists injured after two trains crash head-on at popular vacation spot"
url: https://egloos.com/en/smalljoys/613
channel: "Vonvon"
channel_url: https://egloos.com/en/smalljoys
category: "Lifestyle"
language: en
published: 2026-01-01T17:14:02
updated: 2026-02-12T16:41:19
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# One dead and 40 tourists injured after two trains crash head-on at popular vacation spot

A train driver was killed, and nearly 40 more were injured after two trains crashed head-on near Machu Picchu, Peru.

Videos shared by passengers to the RPP TV channel showed injured victims lying next to the tracks with two damaged locomotives standing idle nearby.

![](https://static.egloos.com/content/images/body/20260101/20260101171356_train-crash-line-perus-famed-118045207.webp)

The trains were seen facing one another on the track, broken glass strewn around, and injured people being treated on the sides of the tracks.

A dozen ambulances and medical personnel were rushed to the site in a remote Andean area without direct road access.

![](https://static.egloos.com/content/images/body/20260101/20260101171336_2025-12-31T002223Z_258794763_RC26RIAZBRAO_RTRMADP_3_PERU-ACCIDENT-TRAIN-1767141270.webp)

Police are now investigating the collision between trains operated by Inca Rail and PeruRail, which mostly transport tourists to the famous site.

A health official mentioned how 20 people were in relatively serious condition. Police also shared how foreign tourists were injured in this crash, though a full list of the nationalities of those hurt in this crash has yet to be released. A health official confirmed that nearly 20 people are in serious condition.

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