Jharkhand Coal Mine Accident: 1 Dead, 2 Others Injured After Wall of Open-Cast Coal Mine Collapses on Oil Tanker in Dhanbad
An employee of a private company died and two others were injured after the wall of an open-cast coal mine collapsed on an oil tanker on Sunday, October 26. The incident occurred in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district. senior officer said that the accident occurred in the mining area under the Putki Police Station limits when the sidewall of the mine caved in and the debris fell on the tanker.
In an unfortunate incident in Jharkhand, an employee of a private company died and two others were injured after the wall of an open-cast coal mine collapsed on an oil tanker on Sunday, October 26. The incident occurred in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, reports PTI. A senior officer said that the accident occurred in the mining area under the Putki Police Station limits when the sidewall of the mine caved in and the debris fell on the tanker. "The oil tanker went inside the open-cast mine to refill earthmover machines and overturned after a sidewall of the mine caved in, and the debris fell on the vehicle," Putki Police Station Officer-in-Charge Waqar Hussain said. Jharkhand Coal Mine Accident: 4 Dead, More Feared Trapped After Portion of Coal Mine Collapses in Ramgarh District (Watch Videos).
Wall of Coal Mine Collapses on Oil Tanker in Dhanbad
STORY | One dead, 2 injured as wall of coal mine collapses on oil tanker in Jharkhand
An employee of a private company died and two others were injured after the wall of an open-cast coal mine collapsed on an oil tanker in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Sunday, police said.… pic.twitter.com/mXsDyWgqd6
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