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At least 20 people were killed and 30 others injured Saturday in an accident at a mining company in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region when a vehicle lost control due to faulty brakes, local authorities said.
The accident occurred around 8:20 a.m. at a lead, zinc and silver mine under Yinman Mining Company in West Ujimqin Banner, Xilingol League.
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The regional emergency management department said the bus taking the 50 workers to the underground lost control due to brake failure and crashed into the side of the tunnel.
![Rescuers work at a mining company in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after a vehicle accident killed 20 people and injured 30 others on Saturday, February 23, 2019. [Photo: CCTV]](http://img2.zhytuku.meldingcloud.com/images/zhycms_chinaplus/20190223/23f67c2c-a4ac-4e2c-a8a6-3aa2f7844389.jpg?x-oss-process=image/resize,w_650)
The Ministry of Emergency Management has sent a working team to guide and assist rescue and investigation at the site.
