Seven miners were killed and three others injured in an accident at a coal mine in southwestern China, state media reported. The accident occurred around 6.00pm (1000 GMT) Saturday after the connecting segment of a mining skip broke, causing it to plummet down the mine shaft, the official Xinhua news agency said.
The three injured miners were rushed to hospital following the accident, which took place in southwestern Chongqing municipality. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
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