UPI quoted officials in China's Hubei Province say five workers were killed Sunday when a train derailed at a coal mine.

The state-run Xinhua news agency reported that 1 person was injured and taken to a hospital near the Shiba mine in Lichuan City,

The cause of the mishap was under investigation.

Xinhua said Shiba is a private mine that employs 200 workers and produces 90,000 tonnes of coal per year. It was not known what effect the derailment would have on the mine's production.

(Sourced from UPI)