One person has died and one is seriously injured after a wall of soil collapsed on them at the West Rand Mine.
On Tuesday, 11 August, Krugersdorp police received a complaint at a the mine in Krugersdorp where the body of a 20-year-old victim was found.
It is alleged that four friends were digging a hole at the site looking to steel metal.
While they continued digging, a wall of soil suddenly collapsed.
One of the four friends sustained serious injuries and was taken to a hospital for further medical treatment and one was declared dead on the scene.
“The police are investigating a case of inquest,” Krugersdorp’s police spokesperson, Sergeant Tshepiso Mashale, said.
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