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Anahita couldn’t merge into second lane, says Darius Pandole | India News
MUMBAI: Darius Pandole, one of two survivors of the September 4 crash in which his brother Jehangir and former president Tata Sons Cyrus Mistry died, told the Kasa police that his wife, the gynecologist Dr. Anahitawas driving a Mercedes Benz in the third lane and was unable to merge into the second lane turned near the Surya river bridge at Charoti in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district where the accident occurred.
Police on Tuesday recorded Darius’ testimony at his home in south Mumbai. He was discharged from the hospital last week. The police had to record the account of Anahita, who was recovering in the hospital.
Police said it took several hours to record Darius’ statements because he could not immediately recall the accident.
Palghar SP Balasaheb Patil said it was waiting for the automaker’s final report to decide on what to do with the driver who caused the death by negligent and negligent driving. One case of accidental death has been registered.
On September 4, Anahita, Darius, Jehangir and Mistry have returned to Mumbai from Udvada in Gujarat. While Anahita was at the wheel, Darius, managing director of JM Financial’s private equity business, sat in the front passenger seat and fastened his seat belt. Mistry and Jehangir sat in the back seat.
Patil said that according to Darius, his wife Anahita was driving in the third lane. As they approached the bridge, she tried to merge into the second lane, but a vehicle ahead entered the second lane and she hit the bridge’s railing.
Darius was discharged from HN Reliance Hospital on Friday, after 54 days of treatment. He has undergone surgery on his forearm and also maxillofacial surgery, which is done to correct trauma to the jaw, mouth or face. He is also battling an infection due to the severity of the wound. Anahita suffered a broken nose, ribs and pelvis, and a lung injury.
During the preliminary investigation into the crash, police said the driver may have made a mistake of judgment when the road turned narrow – three lanes into two – on the bridge. Two deaths led to a new inspection of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway by National Highway Administration of India. Mandatory seat belts for all occupants of Mumbai Police vehicles were also a result of this accident.
The wreckage of the Mercedes Benz was inspected by a team from Hong Kong.
Police on Tuesday recorded Darius’ testimony at his home in south Mumbai. He was discharged from the hospital last week. The police had to record the account of Anahita, who was recovering in the hospital.
Police said it took several hours to record Darius’ statements because he could not immediately recall the accident.
Palghar SP Balasaheb Patil said it was waiting for the automaker’s final report to decide on what to do with the driver who caused the death by negligent and negligent driving. One case of accidental death has been registered.
On September 4, Anahita, Darius, Jehangir and Mistry have returned to Mumbai from Udvada in Gujarat. While Anahita was at the wheel, Darius, managing director of JM Financial’s private equity business, sat in the front passenger seat and fastened his seat belt. Mistry and Jehangir sat in the back seat.
Patil said that according to Darius, his wife Anahita was driving in the third lane. As they approached the bridge, she tried to merge into the second lane, but a vehicle ahead entered the second lane and she hit the bridge’s railing.
Darius was discharged from HN Reliance Hospital on Friday, after 54 days of treatment. He has undergone surgery on his forearm and also maxillofacial surgery, which is done to correct trauma to the jaw, mouth or face. He is also battling an infection due to the severity of the wound. Anahita suffered a broken nose, ribs and pelvis, and a lung injury.
During the preliminary investigation into the crash, police said the driver may have made a mistake of judgment when the road turned narrow – three lanes into two – on the bridge. Two deaths led to a new inspection of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway by National Highway Administration of India. Mandatory seat belts for all occupants of Mumbai Police vehicles were also a result of this accident.
The wreckage of the Mercedes Benz was inspected by a team from Hong Kong.