Last Updated: September 04, 2022, 5:10 PM IST
The accident took place on the Surya River Charoti bridge on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. (Photo: News18)
According to police, Cyrus Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car when the accident happened at around 3.15 pm
Tata Sons former chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed on Sunday in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai on Sunday. Police have confirmed the shocking incident. was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car when the accident happened at around 3.15 pm on the Surya River Charoti bridge.
Mistry’s car hit a divider at Palghar, 135 km from Mumbai, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Four people were present in the car; two died on spot and two were moved to hospital. The injured have been rushed to the Rambo hospital in Vapi, Gujarat.
The body of Mistry has been shifted to the Kasa Rural Hospital for postmortem.
“The accident took place around 3.15 pm, when Mistry was travelling to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. The accident took place on a bridge over the Surya river. It seems an accident,” said Palghar district superintendent of police, Balasaheb Patil.
The SP said more details will be obtained from the persons who have been admitted to the hospital.
A Kasa police station officer said the accident occurred at Charoti Naka on the Surya river bridge under the Kasa police station limits.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he was “shocked to hear about the passing away of former Tata Sons chief Cyrus Mistry. He was not only a successful entrepreneur but also was seen in the industry as a young, bright & visionary personality. It’s a great loss… My heartfelt tribute.”
(With inputs from agencies)
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