12 Dead, 13 Injured in Coal Mine Accident in Northeastern China

Mining cart derailment at the Kunyuan mine marks latest in series of mining accidents in the country.

An accident in a coal mine in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province left 12 people dead and 13 injured.
The coal workers were in a mining cart underground that ran off the tracks.
The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon in Jixi city in Heilongjiang province at the Kunyuan mine.
China has been working to improve mine safety to combat accidents, which happen with some frequency.
Last month, a major fire at a coal mining company building in Shanxi killed 26 people and injured dozens of others, but the blaze was not in the mine itself.