Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and a co-passenger, who died in a car accident on Sunday, were not wearing seat belts as per a preliminary investigation, police sources have said.
Prima facie, it appears the driver lost control due to overspeeding which led to the accident, ofificlals said.
Cyrus Mistry was travelling from Gujarat's Udwada to Mumbai along with Jehangir Pandole, Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole. Anahita Pandole, a Mumbai-based gynaecologist, was driving the car.
Jehangir Pandole, who was sitting next to Mr Mistry in the back seat, also died in the accident, while Anahita Pandole and her husband Darius Pandole were seriously injured.
The car was speeding and tried to overtake another vehicle from the wrong side when it hit a road divider on a bridge over the Surya river at around 2.30 pm, police had said yesterday.
Cyrus Mistry, who was the sixth chairman of Tata Sons, was ousted from the position in October 2016. He had taken over as the chairman in December 2012 after Ratan Tata announced his retirement. He is survived by his wife Rohiqa and their two sons.
