Former Tata Sons chair Cyrus Mistry dies in road accident

Cyrus Mistry, the 54-year-old former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died in a street accident close to monetary capital Mumbai on Sunday, Indian police mentioned.

The accident befell in Palghar, situated about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Mumbai, on Sunday afternoon.

Mistry was traveling to Mumbai from Gujarat with three others, B. Patil, the highest police official in Palghar district, mentioned.

A senior Mumbai police official said the car in which Mistry was traveling had rammed into a divider, and that he had died at the accident site.

Several prominent politicians and industrialists tweeted their condolences after news of Mistry’s passing was reported.