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Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has submitted its interim report on industrialist Cyrus Mistry’s car accident to Palghar Police. It mentioned that the brakes of the car were applied five seconds before hitting the road divider. A senior official gave this information on Friday. He also said that a team of experts from Mercedes Benz is scheduled to visit Mumbai on Monday to inspect the car from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the German automaker said in a statement that it was cooperating with the authorities in the investigation into the car accident and would only share the results with them as it respected customer privacy.
A few seconds before the accident, the car was traveling at a speed of 100 kmph.
Palghar Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil said Mercedes-Benz has submitted its interim report to the police. According to this, a few seconds before the accident, the car was running at a speed of 100 kmph, while it was 89 kmph when it hit the divider on the bridge. The report said the car’s brakes were applied five seconds before the accident. Patil said the Regional Transport Office (RTO) has also submitted its report, which states that four air bags were open in the car after the accident. Three in the driver’s seat and one in the side seat.
A team coming from Hong Kong to Mumbai to check the car
He said a team of experts from Mercedes-Benz is coming to Mumbai from Hong Kong on September 12 to examine the car. Till then the car will be kept at the Mercedes showroom in Hiranandani, Thane. After the inspection, the luxury car maker will give its final report. Mercedes-Benz said in its statement that we respect the privacy of customers and we will share our findings only with the authorities. We are cooperating with them in every possible way and will provide them directly with any further information and clarifications sought on the matter.
Car’s electronic control module sent to Germany
The company has sent the Electronic Control Module (ECM) of the car in which the former Tata Sons chairman was killed to Germany for analysis. Most high-end cars have an electronic control module that can later help identify technical problems such as brake failure or low brake fluid.
Mistry (54) and his friend Jehangir Pandole died on Sunday afternoon when their Mercedes car rammed into a road divider in Palghar district. Anahita Pandole (55) and her husband Darius Pandole (60), who were driving the car, suffered injuries and have been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai. The accident happened on the Surya river bridge when they were on their way from Gujarat to Mumbai.
FADA to launch ‘Buckle Up’ campaign for car owners
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the largest association of auto dealers, will launch a special safety campaign for car drivers across the country after the death of industrialist Cyrus Mistry. Its name will be Buckle Up Safety Campaign and it will make car owners aware of the need of belt tying. FADA President Manish Raj Singhania said, “We are deeply saddened by the death of Cyrus Mistry. FADA is taking the incident seriously and a nationwide security campaign is being planned. It will be announced soon. There are more than 15 thousand vehicle vendors involved in FADA.