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Johannesburg, Nov 28 (EFE).- An accident at a platinum mine in South Africa has killed 11 workers and injured 75 when an elevator carrying them to the surface dropped suddenly, the operator said on Tuesday. The accident occurred on Monday evening at the mine owned by Impala Platinum in the northern city of Rustenburg, South …

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11 miners killed, 75 injured at Impala Platinum mine when industrial elevator plunged 650 feet

The deadly incident involved a winder rope that the company has further explained 'connects the personnel conveyance which hoists employees up and down the shaft'.

In a tragic incident at a platinum mine, 11 miners lost their lives, and 75 others sustained injuries in a devastating elevator plunge.

Impala Platinum suffers ‘darkest day’ as lift carrying dozens of people plunges

An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday.

Speaking at a media briefing in Rustenburg on Tuesday afternoon, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe announced that a commission of inquiry into the accident would be established.