ANKARA- Part of a coal mine in Turkey's southeastern province of Sirnak has collapsed, leaving workers trapped inside, security guards at the mine said on Tuesday.

They said search and rescue teams had arrived at the mine to help the trapped workers, and three wounded people had been evacuated.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Dominic Evans) ((tuvan.gumrukcu@tr.com; +903122927021; Reuters Messaging: tuvan.gumrukcu.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))