"He Had A Passion For Life": Tata Sons Chairman's Tribute To Cyrus Mistry
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Cyrus Mistry, the 54-year-old former chairman of Tata Sons, died in a road accident near Mumbai today
Cyrus Mistry, the 54-year-old former chairman of Tata Sons, died in a road accident near Mumbai today. N Chandrasekaran, the current chairman of the conglomerate, paid respect to Mistry and said it was "really tragic that he passed away at such a young age".
"I am deeply saddened by the sudden and untimely demise of Mr Cyrus Mistry. He had a passion for life and it is really tragic that he passed away at such a young age. My deepest condolences and prayers for his family in these difficult times," he wrote in a statement.
The accident took place in Palghar, located about 100 kilometres from Mumbai, on Sunday afternoon. Mistry was travelling to Mumbai from Gujarat with three others, B Patil, the top police official in Palghar district, said.
A senior Mumbai police official said the car in which Mistry was travelling had rammed into a divider, and that he had died at the accident site.