The last rites of former Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry will be performed tomorrow at 10 am at Worli crematorium in Mumbai.
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger killed in a car crash were not wearing seat belts, as per a preliminary probe, and over-speeding and the “error of judgement” by the driver caused the accident, a police official said. Prima facie, the luxury car was speeding when the accident took place on Sunday afternoon, he said.
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The Mercedes car covered a distance of 20 km in just nine minutes after crossing the Charoti check post in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, 120 km away from Mumbai, the official said on Sunday night.
The car hit a road divider on a bridge over the Surya river, killing Mistry (54) and Jahangir Pandole on the spot. Mistry was returning to Mumbai from Ahmedabad when the tragedy struck at 2.30 PM. The car was driven by Mumbai-based gynaecologist Anahita Pandole (55). She and her Darius Pandole (60) were seriously injured in the accident.
