Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his car hit a road divider
Top industrialist and head of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus P Mistry (54), was killed in a road accident near Palghar district in northern Maharashtra on Sunday afternoon.
The accident came after his vehicle, with at least 3 others travelling with him, crashed into a road divider. There were four people in the car out of which two, including Mistry, succumbed instantly to injuries in the road crash which left the vehicle badly damaged. The other two injured, whose identity was not clear, have been admitted to a local hospital in Kasa.
Mistry’s death comes barely two months after his father, Pallonji Mistry, passed away on June 28 in Mumbai at the age of 93.
According to police officials, Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his car hit a road divider on River Surya near Charoti.
The exact causes of the accident are not clear though it is suspected that over-speeding may have led to the crash and the entire region (Palghar) has been battered with heavy rains since Saturday.
The news sent shockwaves in Indian corporate and political circles and many reacted with initial disbelief.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed shock at the tragedy and said Mistry’s demise is a loss not only to his family but also to the country’s industrial world.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Sad that he had to die so young at 54 years age. He took right decisions as Tata Sons Chairman, but for the politics & legal that later lead into.
Mercedes with so many safety sensors i.e. proximity sensors & auto braking, could not save him.