After Cyrus Mistry's Death, International Road Body's Message On Safety
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In a statement, IRF, which is a global body working for safer roads also expressed concern at vehicle safety, alleging that despite being an "expensive" SUV it "failed" to save the passenger in the vehicle.
Geneva-based body International Road Federation (IRF) on Sunday expressed concern over the death of former Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road accident near Palghar in the state.
In a statement, IRF, which is a global body working for safer roads also expressed concern at vehicle safety, alleging that despite being an "expensive" SUV it "failed" to save the passenger in the vehicle.
Mistry (54) was killed on Sunday when his luxury car, in which he was travelling, hit a road divider in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
"We condole the untimely demise of Cyrus Mistry. But we would also like to draw Union and state governments' attention towards the increasing number of fatal road accidents in the country," said KK Kapila, President emeritus at International Road Federation.
