Cyrus Mistry’s car was speeding at 100kmph 5 seconds before crash

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Mumbai: A preliminary analysis report sent by Mercedes Benz in connection with the accident that killed tycoon Cyrus Mistry has confirmed that the SUV was running at a speed of around 100 kilometres per hour (kmph) till five seconds before the collision. This confirms to the Palghar police that the SUV was being driven in violation of the speed limit. Well-known gynaecologist Dr Anahita Pandole, who was injured in the crash, was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.

According to the police, the speed limit at the stretch of the NH 48 where the accident occurred is 90 kmph, while on the bridge just before the spot, it is 40 kmph.

Mistry, Dr Pandole, her husband Darius and his brother Jehangir were travelling in a Mercedes Benz SUV from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when it crashed into a concrete barricade on September 4. Mistry and Jehangir lost their lives in the incident, while the Pandole couple are still under treatment.

An electronic chip installed in the SUV, which records all its data, had been retrieved by a team from Mercedes-Benz and taken to Germany for analysis. Officials with the Palghar police said that while the detailed report, which is based on a list of parameters was yet to be sent, the automobile giant on Thursday sent a preliminary report of their findings.


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