Johannesburg - A locomotive driver at Lonmin’s Rowland shaft outside Rustenburg, in the North West, was killed after a mudslide, the company said on Tuesday.
“It is with deep regret that Lonmin Plc confirms that Mr Zilindile Ndumela, a locomotive driver at Rowland Shaft was fatally injured following a mudslide on Monday October 26, 2015. No other employees were injured in the incident,” the company said in a statement.
“An investigation into the accident has begun, in conjunction with the Department of Mineral Resources and unions”.
Lonmin said Ndumela’s family was being supported by the company during this time.
African News Agency
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