Karimnagar (Telangana), Jul 17 (PTI) Two workers died in an accident at a coal mine of the state-run Singareni Collieries in Peddapalli district of Telangana on Wednesday, officials said.

The incident happened in the Ramagundam Opencast-2 mine when the workers were repairing the dewatering pipeline when suddenly soil loosened and the sidewall collapsed on them, they said.

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Two workers aged between 46 and 58 died in the incident, they said.

Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy expressed his condolences over the incident.

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