Rozina Siniand
Tom Bennett
Reuters
A train driver was killed and at least 40 others were injured in the crash on Tuesday
A passenger has described “chaos” after two trains collided head-on near Peru’s most popular tourist attraction, Machu Picchu.
Niels Honkoop, 33, told the BBC he had switched seats part-way through the journey from the middle of the train to the back, before it crashed, injuring many of those sitting near the front.
“I saw staff running around and people crying and people on the floor and chaos erupted,” he said. “We got off the train and I saw people bleeding with very severe injuries.”
A train driver was killed and at least 40 others were injured in the crash, which took place at around 13: 20 local time (18: 20 GMT) on Tuesday.
Mr Honkoop said the table in front of him broke in two. Shattered glass littered the floor of the carriage, and many were lying wounded in the aisle. One woman he saw was trapped “between a bench and a table”.
He tried to assist by moving luggage and handing out painki
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