A 30-year-old artisanal miner died and another one was seriously injured after a mining expedition in Gobei area in Bondo sub-county turned tragic.
According to the Site Manager Philip Chunga, the ill-fated miner who has only been identified as Bernard met his untimely death after the shaft collapsed and caved in.
He told KNA that the deceased was in the company of three other colleagues inside the shaft when it crumbled Chunga stated that during that incident, other miners who were around that area managed to rescue two of the miners who came out without any injury, while the third one sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Bondo sub-county hospital for treatment.
He stated however that they tried to rescue Bernard in vain since the exercise took a little bit long and he was already dead by the time they reached where he was.
