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A train driver was killed and at least 40 people were injured after two tourist trains collided head-on on a railway line to Machu Picchu in Peru on Tuesday (Dec 30).

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00:00A train driver was killed, and at least 40 others were injured on Tuesday after two trains
00:08collided head-on on a railway line leading to Machu Picchu, Peru's top tourist attraction
00:14that draws more than one million visitors annually.
00:18Cusco Regional Police Chief Julio Cesar Becerra said the collision occurred near the Coriwairacina
00:24Inca archaeological site.
00:26He said investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the crash, assess responsibility,
00:32and identify the injured, including their nationalities and the hospitals where they
00:37are being treated.
00:39Police are investigating the collision involving trains operated by Inca Rail S.A. and Peru Rail
00:44S.A., which primarily transport tourists to the iconic site.
00:50A health official said around 20 people are in relatively serious condition, while police
00:55confirmed that foreign tourists were among the injured.
01:02warfare and students are in 2013, thanks to the exception of the
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