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11 mining worker perish in an accident in South Africa

Eleven people have died in an accident at a platinum mine in South Africa, as reported by the mining company Implats.

The crash happened on Monday afternoon at Impala Rustenburg in the North West province.

The company’s spokesperson, Johan Theron, told our reporters that 86 people were part of the incident and 11 of them died.

Some others are really hurt and have been hospitalized.

The mine rescue is finished and they are looking into what happened.

He said that a rope connected to a lift was involved in the incident, which is used to raise and lower people in the mine shaft.

He said the elevator suddenly started going down.

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