The country mourned the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend Jahangir Pandole after they tragically passed away on Sunday in a car accident.
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According to the cops, Cyrus Mistry was traveling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai by road when his car hit the divider. Out of the four people who were traveling in the car, two of them died on the spot of the accident while the other two remain in the hospital.
As to a report by DNA, the four injured people traveling in the car were immediately taken to a nearby government hospital in Kasa. However, the doctor declared them “brought dead”.
“At first, two patients were brought which included Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir Pandol. Both of them were brought dead. The locals who brought them told us that Cyrus Mistry had died on the spot. Jahangir Pandol was alive on the spot, however, he died during the transit. We declared him dead around 5 pm,” said Dr. Shubham Singh.
Former Chairman of Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry died in a car crash at around 3pm in Maharashtra's Palghar area. A total of 4 people were there in the vehicle; two, including Cyrus Mistry, died: Palghar Police pic.twitter.com/7sE8PgPUno
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2022
He added, “After 10 minutes, the second ambulance came with the other two patients. Both had injuries. Both of them were given first aid treatment and shifted to a higher centre. Their relatives shifted them to Rainbow hospital, from where they were airlifted to Mumbai.”
Among the many people who extended their condolences and grieved the passing away of Mistry were several Bollywood celebs including Anupam Kher, Suniel Shetty, and Boman Irani.
Deeply saddened to know about the untimely demise of #CyrusMistry in a road accident. My condolences to his family and friends! Om Shanti!🙏🕉 pic.twitter.com/W6kVmvfqwW
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) September 4, 2022
Shocking News. Rest in Peace #CyrusMistry Heartfelt condolences to the family 🙏 pic.twitter.com/9v7ll5TN0F
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) September 4, 2022
Shocked and saddened by the news of the passing of #cyrusmistri .
A giant loss for the country, the business world and the Parsi community.
Too young, too sad.— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) September 4, 2022
Sad to hear about the untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry ji. He was a prominent business leader and played a big role in the commerce industry.
My deepest condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/GgcQH5DUlR— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) September 4, 2022
Shocked totally! One of the most humble, dignified & nice humans who I’ve had the pleasure of being a friend over the last 8 years; Cyrus Mistry is no more!
Rest in peace Cyrus 🙏
Yet another good soul Gone too soon pic.twitter.com/nWJuA23x75
— KTR (@KTRTRS) September 4, 2022
I only met Cyrus Mistry once. He was all dignity and class. Can't believe he is gone.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 4, 2022
It’s sad to hear this news. However, ever since his accident, people are talking about road safety in India and how lightly it’s taken.