Did Cyrus Mistry’s automobile tragedy result from a bad bridge design?

It is claimed that Cyrus Mistry, the former chairman of the Tata Group, was driving when his car crashed, and that Cyrus Mistry’s own death and the deaths of two other passengers in the back seat were caused by the fact that they were not wearing seat belts.

“This incident is a terrible reminder of how overspeeding when combined with poor road infrastructure and casual attitude toward safety equipment such as seatbelts may take away lives,” said Piyush Tewari, CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation, the NGO.

According to hundreds of forensic collision investigations done by the SaveLIFE Foundation for organisations all throughout India, failure to use seatbelts, particularly in the back seat, was a factor in close to 35% of deaths. Most frequently, individuals are found ejected from the car after a violent collision with the interior and other occupants. “Seat belts can stop that,” stated Piyush Tewari.

According to the NGO, a multi-pronged strategy is used to examine all collision causes, which are generally divided into three categories: infrastructural problems, vehicle flaws, and human behavioural aspects. The NGO is assisting with the inquiry and collaborating with the Maharashtra police.

The team travels to the collision scene and conducts a number of investigations, including but not limited to witness interviews, vehicle inspections, crash site inspections, and analyses of medical reports, to name a few. The team is able to determine the primary cause of the crash based on the data gathered from the accident. According to the NGO, this investigation is scientific in character and is supported by evidence.

1. Site investigation: Gathering information from the crash scene, including a review of all potential road infrastructure problems that may have influenced the collision or the ensuing injuries.

2. Vehicle inspection: a thorough examination of the vehicle’s damage, the transfer of kinetic energy after the collision, and any mechanical problems such faulty brakes, steering lock, or structural integrity, etc.

3. Injury Coding and Analysis: All injuries sustained by dead and injured occupants are coded using the condensed injury scale in order to correlate those injuries with data gathered from the scene and the vehicle.

4. Plotting the gathered data onto Haddon’s Matrix and classifying it according to

a. Factors that contributed to the crash, such as:

* Human errors include speeding, driving while intoxicated, sleepiness or weariness, risky driving, overtaking, etc.

* Errors in the infrastructure, such as a narrow shoulder, a slippery road surface, or an abrupt curve.

* Mistakes made by vehicles, such as overloading, broken brakes, and lack of reflectors, etc.

b. Factors that contribute to injuries, such as:

* Human mistake, such as failure to use a seatbelt (front and back) or a helmet;

* Infrastructure mistakes, such as collisions with hard objects like trees or poles.

* Mistakes made by vehicles, such as protruding rods, intrusions into the passenger compartment, a lack of seatbelts, running off the road, etc.

5. Using specialised international software, reconstruct the crash.

6. Documenting all accident reasons and creating suggestions to stop such collisions in the future.

CYRUS MISTRY’S ACCIDENT: Cyrus Mistry, a Shapoorji Pallonji Group ancestor who served as chairman of the Tata Group from 2012 to 2016, was killed in a car accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Sunday. Mistry and three other passengers were crossing from Gujarat to Maharashtra when the accident in the Palghar area happened.

The other two passengers, Anahita Pandole and Darius Pandole, suffered injuries and were taken to a hospital, but Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir Pandole died instantly. The police confirmed that Dr. Anahita Pandole was operating the vehicle.

The crash had a significant effect. According to the police, the airbags in the front seats popped out, but those in the back seats did not.

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