A coal mine accident in the wee hours of Tuesday morning has left 13 people dead and 66 others missing in central China's Henan Province, the state work safety watchdog said.

The accident took place at about 1:00 AM Tuesday at a township coal mine in Pingdingshan City of Henan, the State Administration of Work Safety told Xinhua Tuesday morning, without saying what kind of accident it was.

The agency also did not give the name of the coal mine.

(Xinhua News Agency September 8, 2009)