Former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry killed in car crash near Mumbai
| Date :05-Sep-2022 |
MUMBAI,
CYRUS Mistry, who burst onto India’s business stage big time with his appointment as the chairman of Tata Sons in 2012 before a boardroom feud forced his exit, was killed in a car crash in Maharashtra’s Palghar district near Mumbai on Sunday.
Mistry, 54, and a man identified as Jahangir Pandole were killed when his luxury car hit a road divider, while eminent gynaecologist, Anahita Pandole (55), and her husband Darius Pandole (60) survived the crash. Jahangir is the brother of Darius, a former independent director of the Tata Group of companies who had opposed Cyrus Mistry’s removal as the chairman. Mistry, an Irish citizen and scion of the real estate behemoth Shapoorji Pallonji Group, who was already heading family-owned companies when he was appointed to succeed Ratan Tata as the head of the over USD 100 billion Tata Group, was on his way from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when the tragedy occurred around 3:15 PM on the bridge on the Surya river at Charoti Naka, 120 km away from Mumbai.
“The accident occurred on the bridge over the Surya river, killing Mistry and another person on the spot while two others have been shifted to Gujarat for further treatment,” said Palghar district superintendent of police, Balasaheb Patil. According to initial information, the Mercedes Benz car, with Anahita Pandole at the wheel, was over speeding and tried to overtake another vehicle from the wrong side, a police official told PTI.
“A woman was driving the car and tried to overtake another vehicle from left side, but lost control and crashed into the road divider,” an eyewitness said, corroborating the official about the possible reason for the accident.
Mistry and Jahangir were on the rear seats, the official said. Darius and Anahita have been shifted to a private hospital in Gujarat’s Vapi for further treatment, said Palghar district superintendent of police, Balasaheb Patil.
The police officer said the bodies of Mistry and Jahangir Pandole have been shifted to the Kasa Rural Hospital for post-mortem.
Injured driver and her hubby likely to be shifted to Mumbai today: ANAHITA Pandole, who was driving the luxury car which crashed on a road divider on Sunday, killing former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, and her husband are likely to be shifted to a hospital in Mumbai on Monday, a police official said.
Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole were shifted to a private hospital in Vapi in Gujarat after the accident.
“They are likely to be shifted to a Mumbai hospital on Monday morning,” the police official said on Sunday night.