Cyrus Mistry Accident: How did Cyrus Mistry accident happen?

Cyrus Mistry who succeeded Ratan Tata as chairman of Tata Sons has been killed in a car accident in Maharastra’s Palghar. He was 54.

Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a Mercedes car. The accident happened when the car hit the road divider in the Charoti area of Palghar, 135 km from Mumbai. The accident took place on a bridge on the Surya River.

Mistry was married to Rohiqa Chagla, the daughter of lawyer Iqbal Chagla and granddaughter of M.C Chagla. The couple has two sons, Firoz Mistry and Zahan Mistry.

He owned an 18.4% stake in Tata Sons, through his company, Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mistry had a net worth of nearly $29 billion at the time of his death, making him one of the richest men in India.