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Eleven people died and 75 others were injured in a mining accident in South Africa on Monday, when an elevator broke and plunged down hundreds of feet.

An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 metres (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operator said Tuesday. It happened Monday evening at the end of the workers' shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg.

A mine elevator failure in South Africa has killed 11 people and injured 75 more. The lift suddenly dropped around 650 feet while carrying workers to the surface of the platinum mine on Monday evening in the northern city of Rustenberg.

An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday.