Cooperating with authorities: Mercedes-Benz after Mistry's death in car crash

Luxury carmaker MercedesBenz India on Tuesday said it is cooperating with the authorities investigating the car crash that led to the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus MistryMistry 54 and his friend Jahangir Pandole were killed on Sunday afternoon when their Mercedes GLC 220d 4MATIC car hit a road divider in Palghar district of MaharashtraTwo other car occupants Anahita Pandole 55 who was at the wheel and her husband Darius Pandole 60 suffered injuries and are admitted to a private hospital in MumbaiAlso Read Cyrus Mistry suffered multiple injuries blunt thorax trauma in fatal car crash Hospital officialMistry was cremated on Tuesday The last rites were performed in an electric crematorium at Worli in central MumbaiAs a responsible brand respecting customer privacy our team is cooperating with the authorities where possible and we will provide any clarifications to them directly as required the automaker said in a statementThe German auto major noted that it would continue ongoing efforts to increase road safety awareness as a responsible manufacturer while equipping its vehicles with the latest safety features and technologiesWe are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Cyrus Mistry and Jehangir Pandole in the unfortunate road accident At the same time we are glad to learn that Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole are recovering We wish them a speedy recovery it notedEarlier in the day a team from the company collected the vehicles data which will be decrypted for further analysisThere will also be an investigation into other details like the cars tyre pressure and brake fluid level to ascertain the cause of the accident Inspector General of Police Konkan range Sanjay Mohite told PTIAlso Read Police obtain CCTV footage of Cyrus Mistrys car shortly before it crashedThe illfated vehicle was 2017 GLC 220d 4MATIC which is equipped with seven airbags overall The latest version of the allwheel drive model comes with a price tag upwards of Rs 68 lakhIt has a presafe system where the front seat belts can be electrically pretensioned in hazardous situations As per MercedesBenz India website the GLCs presafe system reduces the forward displacement of the occupants during braking or skidding in an impending accidentThe fatal accident took place on the Surya river bridge when the four persons were on their way to Mumbai from GujaratThe deceased were not wearing seat belts as per a preliminary probe a police official earlier said adding that overspeeding and an error of judgement by the driver caused the accidentPrima facie the luxury car was speeding when the accident took place the official had saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever