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Seven killed in China mine accident

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Beijing: At least seven workers were killed and three others injured in an accident at a coal mine in southwestern China, state media reported on Sunday.
The accident took place on Saturday in Chongqing municipality when the connecting segment of a mining skip broke, causing it to slide down the inclined shaft, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Seven miners working in the shaft were killed. The three injured miners have been rushed to a hospital, the report said. Accidents in coal mines are common in China.
However, the number of deaths have reduced at mines in recent years. (PTI)

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