Published: 15:03, December 21, 2023 | Updated: 21:19, December 21, 2023
12 dead, 13 injured in coal mine accident in Heilongjiang
By Xinhua

This photo taken on Nov 28, 2023 shows the Shuangyang coal mine of Heilongjiang Longmay Shuangyashan Mining Co, Ltd in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HARBIN — A coal mine accident has left 12 dead and 13 others injured in Jixi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, local authorities said.

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The accident, which involved a coal wagon, took place at 3:50 pm Wednesday in the Kunyuan coal mine in Hengshan District, Jixi, according to the information office of the district government.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.