A coal mine accident in east China's Jiangxi Province has left nine people dead and one badly injured.

The accident occurred when a steel cable holding a coal carrier suddenly broke at 2:45 p.m. Sunday as the carrier was transporting 10 miners through the main entrance of Dongfanghong Mine. All the miners fell to the bottom of the pit and nine were killed, said the provincial supervision bureau of coal mine safety.

Workers must take special vehicles down into the mine and through side entrances, warned the bureau.

Dongfanghong is an authorized state-owned coal mine. Officials from the bureau have gone to the site to investigate the accident. The injured miner is being treated in hospital.

Close

Today's Top News		Top National News
+Relocated residents get legal help to protect rights ( 2003-09-22) +Car bomb explodes near UN compound in Baghdad ( 2003-09-22) +First private publications venture OK'd ( 2003-09-22) +China scores on a header to beat Ghana ( 2003-09-22) +Endangered tiger endangers men ( 2003-09-22)		+Coal mine accident kills nine in Jiangxi province ( 2003-09-22) +Women of influence conference to be held in HK ( 2003-09-22) +HK sets up new system to prevent SARS resurgence ( 2003-09-22) +China holds antidumping hearing on Japanese, ROK chemical ( 2003-09-22) +China builds world's biggest power grid: report ( 2003-09-22)