Mistry accident car

7 in 10 Indians in rear seats do not wear seat belts: Poll MUMBAI: In less than a month, three high-profile citizens died on the spot in two accidents despite sitting at the rear, considered the safest position in case of front-end collisions. It highlighted the fact that most people don't use rear seat belts, some despite knowing the belts exist and can Mistry & Jehangir in back of Merc, were not wearing seat-belts: Cops Police said prima facie evidence suggests Anahita Pandole, who was driving the vehicle carrying Cyrus Mistry, lost control of the vehicle while taking the old bridge over the Surya river, which is at a lower level than the new bridge. 6-airbag feature in fewer than 10% of cars on Indian roads NEW DELHI: At least 90% of the vehicles running on Indian roads do not come with six airbags and this key safety feature is just limited to high-end vehicles. While exact numbers were unavailable, auto industry and government sources said as most buyers opt for cheaper variants even in models thatDeputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had on Sunday ordered a high-level inquiry into the accident. A senior official told TOI that the condition of the SUV indicates it could have been travelling at 130-140 kmph. The official said the manufacturer, Mercedes Benz, will be consulted to assess exact speed at the time of the accident. "The impact was so huge that the radiator of the vehicle was not only completely smashed, it was pushed at least two to three feet inside," the...

A preliminary police probe found that the luxury car in which former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry suffered a head injury and was declared brought dead, the doctor who attended to him said. Here are the latest findings of the investigation into the car accident which killed Cyrus Mistry 1. Doctor who attended to Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir Dinsha Pandole said Cyrus Mistry was brought dead but Jahangir Dinsha Pandol died during the transit. 2. Cyrus Mistry had a head injury and Jahangir Dinsha, Anahita Pandole's brother, had a left leg fracture and head injury. 3. Both of them – Cyrus and Jahangir – were at the backseats. Wearing a seat belt for the person in front-facing rear seats is a must according to the Motor Vehicles Act. 4. 5. Anahita and her husband Darius -- the duo who were sitting in the front seats -- received serious injuries and are under treatment. 6. Anahita and Darirus are likely to be shifted to a Mumbai hospital today morning. They were taken to a private hospital in Vapi in Gujarat after the accident. 7. The airbags of the front seat are believed to have saved the driver and the front seat co-passenger. 8. Images of the Mercedes after the crash show that the rear side of the car was not mangled. (With agency inputs)

The shocking death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger who killed in a car crash on Sunday, preliminary probe has revealed that the two had not been wearing seat belts at the time and were "overspeeding" when the vehicle crashed on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway. The probe has stated that the an "error of judgement" by the driver caused the accident. 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, police officers told the media on Sunday. The car hit a road divider on a bridge over the Surya river, killing Mistry (54) and Jahangir Pandole on the spot.Jahangir Pandole was the brother of Darius Pandole, a former independent director of the Tata Group of companies. Darius and Anahita Pandole, who was on the wheel,were also seriously injured in the accident. Cyrus Mistry accident: How did it happen? Mistry was returning to Mumbai from Ahmedabad when the tragedy struck at 2.30 PM. The car was being driven by Mumbai-based gynaecologist Anahita Pandole (55). Her husband Darius Pandole (60) was sitting in the passenger seat in front with his wife.Mistry and Jahangir Pandole were in the back seats. An eye-witness had said a woman was driving the car and tried to overtake another vehicle from the left side, but lost control and crashed into the road divider. CCTV footage of the incident has revealed that the car was speeding."As per the prelimina...

Cyrus Mistry car crash: According to the police's preliminary probe, over-speeding and "error of judgement" caused the accident in which former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed. According to the police, Mumbai-based gynaecologist Anahita Pandole, who was driving the car, was over-speeding and lost control while taking over the old bridge. Cyrus and Jahangir were sitting in the back seats and both died. In such a situation, the question arising whether the airbags of the rear seats did not work? In its preliminary probe, the police found that neither of them was wearing seat belts due to which their heads hit the front seats before the bags could be opened. The police further added that over-speeding and "error of judgement" caused the accident. According to the police, driver Anahita lost control of the car while taking over the old bridge. The old bridge is slightly below the new one. According to the policemen who visited the spot, it is possible that the car was speeding and Anahita could not decide which bridge to go by. Medical Superintendent Pradeep Dhodi said that both Mistry and Jehangir hit their heads against the front seats and the ex-Tata Sons chairman died due to head injuries. "At first, two patients were brought which included Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir Dinsha Pandol. Both of them were brought dead. The locals who brought them told us that Cyrus Mistry had died on the spot. Jahangir Dinsha Pandol was alive on the spot, however, he died during the tr...

• • • In Cyrus Mistry car crash tragedy, a reminder of high numbers of road deaths in the country In Cyrus Mistry car crash tragedy, a reminder of high numbers of road deaths in the country Cyrus Mistry dies in car crash: The incident spotlights the high numbers of fatalities that Indian roads witness every year. Road accidents in India. (Source: NCRB data) According to the data, in the past five years, while road accidents dipped from 4,45,730 in 2017 to 4,03,116 in 2021, deaths in these accidents increased from 1,50,093 to 1,55,622 in the same period. A similar trend is seen on the National Highways. While the number of accidents on National Highways in 2017 stood at 1,30,942, as many as 50,859 people died in them. Also read | In 2021, while the number of National Highway accidents dipped to 1,22,204, the number of deaths increased to 53,615. The car being shifted from the accident spot using a crane. (ANI) According to the data, barring the pandemic year of 2020, which saw long periods of lockdowns, the data on accidents and deaths have been consistently hovering around 4.4 lakh and 1.5 lakh respectively through the period between 2017 and 2021. Click here for more Lockdown impact In 2020, the accident figures dipped to around 3.5 lakh, while deaths decreased to 1.33 lakh. On National Highways, too, accidents and deaths registered a dip in 2020 with 1,06,933 accidents accounting for 45,275 deaths. In all the other years in the period the accidents stood around 1.28 lakh...

Premium The crashed car in which Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, was traveling is seen in Palghar district near Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept, 4, 2022. Mistry, former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died in a road accident on Sunday after his car crashed into a road divider on a river bridge in western India, police said. He was 54. (AP) According to the preliminary probe, former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger killed in the car crash on Sunday were not wearing seat belts a police officer said, as reported by news agency PTI. The police official further said to PTI that over-speeding and the "error of judgement" by the driver caused the accident. Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir Pandole were in the back seats. Darius was in the front seat with Anahita, who was at the wheel, police had said. The initial probe also revealed that the car was speeding and had covered 20 km of distance in just 9 minutes after crossing the Charoti check post in the Palghar district, 120 km away from Mumbai. The car hit a road divider on the bridge on the Surya river, killing Mistry (54) and Jahangir Pandole on the spot. The car was driven by Mumbai-based gynaecologist Anahita Pandole (55). She and her husband were seriously injured in the accident. While analysing the footages captured by CCTV cameras at the Charoti check post, Palghar Police found that the car had crossed the check post around 2.21 pm and the accident occurred 20 km ahead (in...

7 in 10 Indians in rear seats do not wear seat belts: Poll MUMBAI: In less than a month, three high-profile citizens died on the spot in two accidents despite sitting at the rear, considered the safest position in case of front-end collisions. It highlighted the fact that most people don't use rear seat belts, some despite knowing the belts exist and can Mistry & Jehangir in back of Merc, were not wearing seat-belts: Cops Police said prima facie evidence suggests Anahita Pandole, who was driving the vehicle carrying Cyrus Mistry, lost control of the vehicle while taking the old bridge over the Surya river, which is at a lower level than the new bridge. 6-airbag feature in fewer than 10% of cars on Indian roads NEW DELHI: At least 90% of the vehicles running on Indian roads do not come with six airbags and this key safety feature is just limited to high-end vehicles. While exact numbers were unavailable, auto industry and government sources said as most buyers opt for cheaper variants even in models thatDeputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had on Sunday ordered a high-level inquiry into the accident. A senior official told TOI that the condition of the SUV indicates it could have been travelling at 130-140 kmph. The official said the manufacturer, Mercedes Benz, will be consulted to assess exact speed at the time of the accident. "The impact was so huge that the radiator of the vehicle was not only completely smashed, it was pushed at least two to three feet inside," the...

The shocking death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger who killed in a car crash on Sunday, preliminary probe has revealed that the two had not been wearing seat belts at the time and were "overspeeding" when the vehicle crashed on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway. The probe has stated that the an "error of judgement" by the driver caused the accident. 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, police officers told the media on Sunday. The car hit a road divider on a bridge over the Surya river, killing Mistry (54) and Jahangir Pandole on the spot.Jahangir Pandole was the brother of Darius Pandole, a former independent director of the Tata Group of companies. Darius and Anahita Pandole, who was on the wheel,were also seriously injured in the accident. Cyrus Mistry accident: How did it happen? Mistry was returning to Mumbai from Ahmedabad when the tragedy struck at 2.30 PM. The car was being driven by Mumbai-based gynaecologist Anahita Pandole (55). Her husband Darius Pandole (60) was sitting in the passenger seat in front with his wife.Mistry and Jahangir Pandole were in the back seats. An eye-witness had said a woman was driving the car and tried to overtake another vehicle from the left side, but lost control and crashed into the road divider. CCTV footage of the incident has revealed that the car was speeding."As per the prelimina...

• • • In Cyrus Mistry car crash tragedy, a reminder of high numbers of road deaths in the country In Cyrus Mistry car crash tragedy, a reminder of high numbers of road deaths in the country Cyrus Mistry dies in car crash: The incident spotlights the high numbers of fatalities that Indian roads witness every year. Road accidents in India. (Source: NCRB data) According to the data, in the past five years, while road accidents dipped from 4,45,730 in 2017 to 4,03,116 in 2021, deaths in these accidents increased from 1,50,093 to 1,55,622 in the same period. A similar trend is seen on the National Highways. While the number of accidents on National Highways in 2017 stood at 1,30,942, as many as 50,859 people died in them. Also read | In 2021, while the number of National Highway accidents dipped to 1,22,204, the number of deaths increased to 53,615. The car being shifted from the accident spot using a crane. (ANI) According to the data, barring the pandemic year of 2020, which saw long periods of lockdowns, the data on accidents and deaths have been consistently hovering around 4.4 lakh and 1.5 lakh respectively through the period between 2017 and 2021. Click here for more Lockdown impact In 2020, the accident figures dipped to around 3.5 lakh, while deaths decreased to 1.33 lakh. On National Highways, too, accidents and deaths registered a dip in 2020 with 1,06,933 accidents accounting for 45,275 deaths. In all the other years in the period the accidents stood around 1.28 lakh...

Cyrus Mistry car crash: According to the police's preliminary probe, over-speeding and "error of judgement" caused the accident in which former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed. According to the police, Mumbai-based gynaecologist Anahita Pandole, who was driving the car, was over-speeding and lost control while taking over the old bridge. Cyrus and Jahangir were sitting in the back seats and both died. In such a situation, the question arising whether the airbags of the rear seats did not work? In its preliminary probe, the police found that neither of them was wearing seat belts due to which their heads hit the front seats before the bags could be opened. The police further added that over-speeding and "error of judgement" caused the accident. According to the police, driver Anahita lost control of the car while taking over the old bridge. The old bridge is slightly below the new one. According to the policemen who visited the spot, it is possible that the car was speeding and Anahita could not decide which bridge to go by. Medical Superintendent Pradeep Dhodi said that both Mistry and Jehangir hit their heads against the front seats and the ex-Tata Sons chairman died due to head injuries. "At first, two patients were brought which included Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir Dinsha Pandol. Both of them were brought dead. The locals who brought them told us that Cyrus Mistry had died on the spot. Jahangir Dinsha Pandol was alive on the spot, however, he died during the tr...