At least 15 killed in coal mine accident

China.org.cn, February 16, 2012

Tramcars in a coal mine [file photo]

A coal mine accident in central China's Hunan Province has killed at least 15 miners and injured three others, according to Hunan Provincial Administration of Coal Mine Safety.

The accident happened early Thursday morning in the Nanyang township of the Leiyang city, after a tramcar carrying miners derailed in a coal mine, local authorities said.