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Canadian citizens among dozens of passengers injured after two trains carrying tourists to and from Peru famous Machu Picchu An archaeological site collapsed on Tuesday, killing at least one person.
A spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada told Global News in a statement that Canadian officials were providing assistance.
“Global Affairs Canada is aware that Canadian citizens have been injured in Peru,” the spokesperson said in response to questions about the train crash. “Our deepest condolences go out to everyone affected by the accident.”
The ministry could not share further information due to confidentiality reasons.
The Associated Press and Reuters reported that the person killed was a railway worker, citing local police in the nearby city of Cusco.
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According to the company operating the railway, a train coming from Machu Picchu collided with a train heading there early in the afternoon, near Qoriwayrachina, also an archaeological site.
No further details on the cause of the accident were immediately available.
One of the two trains involved in a head-on collision connecting Machu Picchu to Ollantaytambo is pictured in Pampacahua, Cusco department, Peru, December 30, 2025. At least one person died and dozens of others were injured in the collision between the two tourist trains, authorities said. (Photo by Carolina Paucar/AFP via Getty Images).
Videos broadcast in local media showed train cars with broken windows and dented sides stuck along a railway line surrounded by a lush forest and a huge rock. Images from social media showed injured people being treated on the sides of the tracks.
The Associated Press said about 30 passengers were injured, while Reuters put the number at more than 40, citing health officials. A health official told Reuters that around 20 people were in relatively serious condition.
Machu Picchu is Peru’s top tourist destination and welcomes around 1.5 million visitors a year, arriving mainly by train to the nearby town of Aguas Calientes.
—With files from the Associated Press and Reuters
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