ENVIRONMENT

Sinkhole swallows explosives truck

AN EXPLOSIVES truck and integrated tool carrier were swallowed by a sinkhole in October, the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has revealed. The incident is understood to have occurred at Golden Grove’s Gossan Hill polymetallic mine.

 Vehicles swallowed by sinkhole

Vehicles swallowed by sinkhole

While both vehicles were unoccupied at the time, there were four workers in the area who were lucky to escape injury. DMIRS released a report on the incident a few days ago. Gossan Hill is about...

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