Quetta:A miner died in coalmine accident at Duki on Thursday.
According to details, a landslide was reported in a coalmine at Duki and as a result one miner, Akhtar Muhammad came under the debris and died.
Co-workers recovered the dead and shifted it to hospital.
The deceased was reported to be an Afghan citizen. After completion of necessary formalities, the dead body was sent to Afghanistan.
It may be noted that during the last five weeks, at least 20 miners died in different accidents in coalmines of Duki.
However, in another coalmine at Gestri, an area of Mach in district Bolan, a landslide was also reported due to which a miner Khuda Bukhsh Sumalani sustained injuries. He was shifted to Civil Hospital Mach and later referred to Quetta for further treatment.
The affected coalmine was temporally closed and investigation started.