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เหมืองทองคำถล่ม! – BA man has been trapped for more than 13 hours after a mine collapse in Mount Clear. A man has been killed and another critically injured following a gold mine collapse in Australia. The pair were hit by falling rocks 500m underground at the site in Ballarat, near Melbourne, on Wednesday afternoon local time. Picture: NCA NewsWire

AWU state secretary Ronnie Hayden says the man’s death could have been avoided. Another 29 miners took refuge in a nearby “safety pod” and the injured man was evacuated almost four hours later. A trade union has sharply criticised the incident, which will be investigated by a workplace regulator. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

เหมืองทองคำถล่ม! – Loved ones described Mr Hourigan as someone many looked up to. A 37-year-old man’s body was recovered at the scene – about 3km from the mine’s entrance – early on Thursday morning. His injured colleague, 21, had been stabilised by paramedics and removed from the mine the night before, authorities said. Picture: Facebook

Police at the scene of the mine on Thursday. The man suffered lower body injuries and remained in hospital on Thursday, according to Victoria Police. The mine’s owner, Victory Minerals, said in a statement it was “with great sadness that we confirm one of our own has passed away”. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ian Wilson