4 miners killed, 5 injured in coal mine collapse in S. Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least four miners were killed and five others injured after a coal mine collapsed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Thursday, rescue officials said.

The incident occurred near Meting railway station in Thatta district, where a large section of earth suddenly caved in inside the mine, trapping several workers under the debris, a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Sindh told Xinhua.

Rescue teams, assisted by local residents, launched an operation and recovered the bodies and injured workers from the collapsed mine, the spokesperson said.

The injured and deceased were shifted to Hyderabad for medical treatment and legal formalities.

Police said an investigation into the incident was underway.

-Xinhua