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Coal mine traffic accident kills 6 in N China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-17 14:24

HOHHOT - Six miners were killed and eight others injured in an underground traffic accident in a coal mine in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region early Friday morning, according to local authorities.

A tram carrying 14 miners at the Wusigedu coal mine crashed while turning. The mine is owned by Northern United Power Co of China Huangneng Group.