Cyrus Mistry dies at 54: 5 things to know about former Tata Sons chairman

The Palghar Police on Sunday informed that Cyrus Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his car hit the divider and there were four people in the car. Two died on the spot, including Mistry, while the other two were shifted to hospital. (MINT_PRINT) — The Palghar Police on Sunday informed that Cyrus Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his car hit the divider and there were four people in the car. Two died on the spot, including Mistry, while the other two were shifted to hospital. **(MINT_PRINT)**

2 min read . Updated: 04 Sep 2022, 05:50 PM IST Livemint

Cyrus Mistry took over as the chairman of Tata Sons in December 2012 after Ratan Tata announced his retirement

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The Maharashtra police official on Sunday said that the former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in a road accident after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district neighbouring Mumbai. According to the police official, Cyrus Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car. “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 police official further informed that the other two persons travelling with him, including the car driver, were injured and all the injured persons have been shifted to a hospital in Gujarat, according to news agency PTI report.

Here are 5 facts to know about Cyrus Mistry:

(With inputs from ANI, Reuters)

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