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A trolley hit and kills a coal miner in Balochistan’s Dukki

Hussain Zarkoon :

A trolley hit and killed a coal miner in Balochistan’s Dukki district on Sunday. Levies sources said the victim was working deep inside the coal mine when suddenly a trolley carrying bags full of coal hit him.

The coal miner breathed his last inside the coal. He was identified as Faizullah, a resident of Balochistan’s Killa Saifullah district. Coal miners from nearby mines reached the spot and retrieved the dead body of the victim.

The dead body was shifted to the district headquarters hospital Dukki. The hospital administration handed over the dead body to the heirs after the completion of necessary official procedures.

Such incidents are the order of the day in Dukki and other parts of Balochistan. Hazardous working conditions inside coal mines of the province are the underlying reason behind such incidents. These incidents have claimed thousands of precious human lives during last more than a decade.

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