Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The driver of a train was killed and at least 40 passengers, including American tourists, were injured when two trains collided head-on near the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu in southern Peru.
The trains operated by two different rail companies were on the same narrow-gauge line when the crash occurred at the busiest time of day, Tuesday afternoon, near Aguas Calientes, the closest town to Machu Picchu, with no roads nearby, the BBC and El Comercio newspaper reported.
The engineer killed was an employee of Inca Rail. The other train was operated by PeruRail.
Inca Rail said in a statement Wednesday that it was "deeply saddened" by the loss of one of its team and that it was cooperating fully with investigating authorities.
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