Where Cyrus died, 60 deaths this year: 100 KM between Ghodbunder-Dapchari on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway; The reason for the accidents was bad road-mishandling A to Z Counsel

This year 62 people were killed and 192 were injured in the car accident where former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry’s car took place. On the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, the 100-km stretch between Ghodbunder in Thane district to Dapchari in Palghar district has witnessed 262 accidents this year. Police say that accidents happen due to bad roads, lack of signals and lack of speed control measures.

A Maharashtra Highway Police official said that the area near Charoti, where Cyrus Mistry’s Mercedes car crashed on September 4, has so far killed 26 people in 25 serious accidents since the beginning of this year. 25 people have died in 34 serious accidents near Chinchoti, while 11 people have died in 10 accidents near Manor.

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The black spot of the highway is Charoti

There is a charoti black spot on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Most of the accidents take place on the road up to 500 meters from Charoti towards Mumbai. Here the road turns before the bridge over the Surya River, as the three-lane carriageway narrows into two, leading to Mumbai.

No road signs and warning signs
According to the Highway Police Officer – there are no effective road signs or speed stop signs on the highway and warnings to be given before reaching the bridge. There seems to have been a disregard for the safety guidelines of the Indian Roads Congress, which is responsible for the maintenance of the road.

toll collecting agency
Another official of the Highway Police said that the road comes under the purview of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), but the responsibility of its maintenance rests with a private toll-collecting agency. The rule is that the agency should keep one ambulance on stand-by every 30 kms. There should also be a crane and patrol vehicles.

Maharashtra Police has written to the Central Road Research Institute seeking expert opinion on safety measures and also asked the Central Road Transport Institute to conduct a road safety audit. Highway which is located inside Maharashtra.

Now know that where and how did the accident of Cyrus Mistry’s car happen?

Cyrus Mistry (in the red circle) and Dr. Anayata Mandal driving the car soon after the Mercedes accident on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway on September 4.

Former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry died in an accident on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway on September 4. His Mercedes GLC 220 car collided with the divider on the bridge over the Surya river on the highway. They were returning from Udvada Parsi temple in Gujarat. Mistry (54) and his friend Jehangir Pandole (49) lost their lives in the accident, while Dr. Anayata Pandole, who was driving the car, and her husband Daryas Pandole were injured. Click here to know in detail the immediate aftermath of the accident…

On the day of the accident i.e. from September 4 to September 9, experts had given three possible reasons for the accident. Know what the initial investigation says in the graphic below…

The above three theories of Cyrus’s Mercedes accident have come from different institutions. These include Palghar Police of Maharashtra, Forensic Team of IIT Kharagpur and Investigation Group of Mercedes India.

Mercedes hit the bridge at 89 KMPH, the speed on the highway was 100 KMPH

The front part of Cyrus’s car was completely damaged after hitting the divider on the bridge of Surya river at high speed.

On the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway (NH-98) on Sunday, Cyrus’s car was running at a speed of 100 kmph just before the accident when it hit the divider. Mercedes company has given this information after investigating Cyrus’s car. The company has told in its report that 5 seconds before the car collided, Dr. Anayata Pandole applied the brakes, due to which the speed of the car came down to 89 KMPH. Click here to know what else the Mercedes India team said…

Cyrus’s luxury car covered a distance of 20 KM in just 9 minutes

The last CCTV footage of the car was found at the Charauti check post. From here the car decided the place of the accident at an average speed of 134 KMPH.

The number of the luxury car that Cyrus Mistry was in is MH-47-AB-6705. The car had crossed the check post of Charauti at 2.21 pm on Sunday afternoon. The car accident happened on the bridge of Surya river at 2.30 pm, 20 KM away from here. Mercedes car covered this distance of 20 KM in just 9 minutes. According to this, the average speed of Mercedes between the check post to the bridge of Surya river would have been 134 KMPH. Click here to read special news related to Mercedes speed calculation…

IIT Kharagpur pointed out flaw in the design of the bridge over the river Surya

Cyrus’s Mercedes car collided with this part of the divider (in the red circle) on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway over the bridge over the Surya river.

Former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry’s car met with an accident due to a faulty design of the Surya river bridge on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. The 7-member forensic team of IIT Kharagpur, who arrived to investigate the accident, has given this report after examining the details of the car. The investigation team also found that all the safety functions of Cyrus Mistry’s Mercedes GLC 220 car were working properly. Click here to read the report of Forensic Experts of IIT Kharagpur in detail.

Why did Cyrus die even after being in a safe luxury car?
The IIT Kharagpur team, which conducted the forensic examination of Cyrus’ Mercedes after the accident, found that all the safety functions of Cyrus Mistry’s Mercedes GLC 220 car were working properly. The airbags also opened at the time of the accident, but Cyrus suffered serious internal injuries in the collision due to not wearing a seat belt. This became the cause of his death.

The seven-member forensic team of IIT Kharagpur included two PhD scholars, mechanical and civil engineers, experienced crash investigation professionals and one member each with a specialization in simulation. In such a situation, it is important to know how seat belts can save our lives during an accident. Also know, what are the things to keep in mind while traveling by car…

On the go, definitely read this special news related to the relationship of Cyrus Mistry and Ratan Tata …