A preliminary police investigation revealed that the former Tata Sons chairman, Cyrus Mistry, was driving a luxury car that was overspeeding and neither of them was wearing a seat belt when the vehicle crashed into a wall, killing both Mistry and Jahangir Pandole. The automobile travelled 20 kilometres in just 9 minutes after passing through the Charoti checkpoint in Palghar. The checkpoint’s CCTV footage was reviewed, according to the police, at around 2:21 p.m. Reportedly, the accident happened at around 2.30 p.m. while the Mercedes was on a bridge over the Surya river, 20 kilometres from the checkpoint. According to the report, this demonstrates that the car travelled this distance in only nine minutes. Anahita Pandole, the driver, has also been blamed for making a poor decision.
According to the doctor who treated both patients, Cyrus Mistry was brought in dead, but Jahangir Dinsha Pandol passed away in the ambulance.
Jahangir Dinsha, Anahita Pandole’s brother, sustained a brain injury in addition to a left leg fracture. Cyrus Mistry also suffered a head injury. Jahangir and Cyrus were sitting in the backseats together but did not fasten their seat belts. The Motor Vehicles Act mandates that passengers in front-facing rear seats must always buckle up.
A gynaecologist from Mumbai named Anahita Pandole was driving the vehicle. The car was travelling too fast when it collided with a traffic divider on the Surya river bridge. According to an eyewitness, the car was attempting to pass another vehicle from the left side when it lost control.
The couple in the front seats, Anahita and her husband Darius, suffered critical injuries and are currently receiving medical treatment.
Anahita and Darirus will probably be taken to a hospital in Mumbai. After the incident, they were sent to a private hospital in Vapi, Gujarat.
The driver and the passenger in the front seat are thought to have been saved by the airbags.
Pictures of the Mercedes following the collision reveal that the back side of the vehicle was not damaged.
