Beijing, Oct 25 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and 11 others injured after a coal mine collapsed in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Saturday.
The accident happened in the regional capital of Urumqi late Friday night when 33 workers were underground. Six of them managed to escape, Xinhua reported, citing a statement issued by the Xinjiang Administration of Coal Mine Safety.
The injured workers have been hospitalised.
The cause of the accident is being investigated, the safety watchdog said.