Accident at under-construction nuclear submarine site in Visakhapatnam, 1 worker killed

One worker has been killed and two others are injured in an accident at an under-construction nuclear submarine site in Visakhapatnam where India is building its first class of three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.

The incident took place when the pressure of the hydraulic tank of the Arihant class submarine was being tested and the tank's lid fell on the workers at Building-5 of the shipbuilding cente, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander said.

"During testing of a pressure tank at a facility of Department of Defence R&D related to development of submarines at Vishakhapatnam, an accident took place while testing of a pressure tank at about 5 PM in the evening," a statement by the DRDO said.

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