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Two trains carrying tourists to Machu Picchu crash - as one person killed

At least one person has been killed and around 30 passengers have been injured after two trains taking tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru crashed.

The collision involved a train coming from the famed archaeological site and a train headed there in the early afternoon near Qoriwayrachina, also an archaeological site, according to the company operating the railway.

The person who was killed was a railway worker, Jhonathan Castillo Gonzalez, a captain with the police department in the nearby city of Cuzco, said.

He said that train services along the line connecting Machu Picchu with Cuzco were suspended after the accident.

Authorities have not shared details regarding the cause of the crash.

Footage shared by local media showed train carriages with broken windows and dented sides, which were stuck on tracks set between a forest and a rock wall.

Around 1.5 million people flock to Machu Picchu every year, most of whom arrive by train.

The archaeological site was built by the Incas in the 15th century and served as a sanctuary for the Inca emperors.

Machu Picchu is known for its dry-stone brick walls and its three primary structures, including the Temple of the Sun.

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