World News | 3 Coal Miners Killed, 4 Injured in Pakistan Mine Collapse

Peshawar, Jul 17 (PTI) Three coal miners were killed and four others injured when a coal mine collapsed in northwestern Pakistan, police said.

The incident took place on Tuesday in Darra Adam Khel town, 35 km southwest of Peshawar. The miners hailed from Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, they said.

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Emergency response teams were quick to reach the site, where they managed to retrieve the bodies of the three deceased miners. The four injured workers were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital.

Expressing his sorrow over the incident, KPK Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur extended his condolences to the families of the victims and offered prayers for the swift recovery of the injured miners.

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