PTI reported that five people were killed and another two injured after a cave in inside a coal mine shaft in southwest China Yunnan Province.

The accident happened recently afternoon in a pit of the Yunwei Group affiliated to the Yunnan Coal Chemical Industry Group Company Ltd in the Qilin District of Qujing City.

An official with the Qilin District said seven miners were trapped underground and another 16 escaped after the accident happened. He said that rescuers had retrieved five bodies so far. Another two rescued miners were in hospital but their injuries were not life threatening, he said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

(Sourced from PTI)