FAIRVIEW, W.Va. — Three miners were injured Wednesday at the Loveridge Coal Mine in Fairview when two pieces of machinery collided, according to Marion County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Director Chris McIntire.

The incident was reported around 9:42 a.m., McIntire said.

"At this time the miners are still underground," he said in a phone interview with WV News . "They're being packaged to be transported to the hospital."

The extent of the miners' injuries were not immediately known, McIntire said.

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