As per the reports, the crane crashed when the load testing work was under way.
VISAKHAPATNAM: At least 11 people killed and three injured in
Hindustan Shipyard Limited
(HSL) at Sindia area in Visakhapatnamon Saturday noon when a huge new crane collapsed while the management was conducting a trial run to know its capacity.
The deceased were identified as supervisor Prasad, Ramana, Satya Raju of HSL Electrical section and Jagan of HSL maintenance department, technician Naga Devudu, P Bhaskar of Lead Engineers Company, technicians Venkata Rao, Siva and Chaitanya of Green Field Company and crane operator TV Ratnam. Officials are verifying the name of one of deceased persons.
As per the preliminary information, the accident took place at around 12.30pm