Cyrus Mistry, former Tata Sons head, dies in car crash near Mumbai
The Hindu
PM Narendra Modi, others condole Mr. Mistry’s demise
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Pallonji Mistry was on Sunday killed in a road accident after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai, a police official said.
Mr. Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car, he said.
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“The accident took place around 3.15 p.m., when Mr. Mistry was travelling to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. The accident took place on a bridge over the Surya river. It seems an accident,” the police official said.
A Kasa police station officer said the accident occurred at Charoti Naka on the Surya river bridge under the Kasa police station limits.
The body of Mistry has been shifted to the Kasa Rural Hospital for postmortem.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over Mr. Mistry’s demise. The PM said Mr. Mistry was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess.
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