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Accident at coal mine injures eight

Updated: Friday, 02 Mar 2012, 6:30 AM EST
Published : Friday, 02 Mar 2012, 6:24 AM EST

Rick Rhodes

OAKTOWN, Ind. (WTHI) - An accident at a local coal mine injures eight people.

At around 1:30 Friday morning emergency crews were called to the Black Panther Mine just outside of Oaktown in Knox County.

An underground vehicle reportedly crashed, injuring eight people.

The extent of their injuries is not known, but scanner reports say people were complaining of back pain, and suffered cuts.

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Accident at coal mine injures eight

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