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Tata Sons ex-chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in a road crash

4 September 2022(New Delhi): In shocking incident, Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, was killed in a road accident after his car rammed a divider in Maharashtra’s Palghar on Sunday afternoon. Palghar District Superintendent has confirmed this news.

How accident took place?


The accident reportedly took place on the Surya River Charoti bridge on the Mumbai Ahmedabad National Highway. Mistry was returning to Mumbai from Gujarat in his Mercedes car while the deadly accident took place after the car hit a divider. It can be noted that Cyrus Mistry was declared dead upon admission in hospital.


The accident took place around 3.15 pm, when 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.

The other two persons travelling with him, including the car driver, were injured. All the injured persons have been shifted to a hospital in Gujarat.

Condolences on his death

Expressing condolences, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said, “Deeply shocked to hear about the death of Cyrus Mistry. Cyrus was seen not only as a successful businessman but also as a young and future-looking personality of the industry. This is a big loss not only to the Mistry family but to the industry. Heartfelt tribute to him.”


Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray-faction) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi also shared her condolences on the incident saying, “Shocked and sad to hear the news of Cyrus Mistry’s death in a road accident. Prayers for him, heartfelt condolences to his family and friends to cope with this tragic loss. Gone too soon, rest in peace.”

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. N Chandrasekaran later took over as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.


The Supreme Court in May had dismissed a plea of the Sapoorji Pallonji (SP) group seeking a review of the 2021 verdict which had upheld the Tata group’s decision to remove Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the Tata Sons.

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