A coal miner was killed and two of his colleagues were severely injured in the small hours of Sunday after a large chunk of coal collapsed on them during work at the Satgram coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Limited in West Burdwan’s Jamuria.
Police said the deceased was Saudagar Bhuniya, 40.ECL authorities rushed the injured workers to the company hospital in Kalla, Asansol. Some miners refused to shift Bhuniya’s body in protest of alleged negligence by the management.
The two injured miners were also admitted. Doctors said all of them had suffered severe head injuries and were critical.ECL officials said all of them were doing their night shift when the incident occurred during the small hours of Sunday.
