[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] At around 1:15 PM on the 26th, a burial accident occurred at the 452m point inside the tunnel of the Daehan Coal Corporation Dogye Mining Office in Jeondu-ri, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon Province.


As a result of this accident, Mr. A (50) died, and Mr. B (47) was injured and transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment. It is known that Mr. A and others were reinforcing the tunnel supports at the time.



The police and others are investigating the cause of the accident, believing that coal inside the tunnel collapsed and buried the workers.


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