An international road safety organization is concerned over Cyrus Mistry’s death, saying his expensive SUV failed to save him

Mumbai: The International Road Federation (IRF) expressed concern over the death of Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Group, in a road accident near Palghar in the state.Despite being an “expensive” SUV, the IRF, a worldwide organization dedicated to safer roads, expressed concern about vehicle safety, alleging that the vehicle was not able to save the passenger. During a road accident in Palghar district, Maharashtra, Mistry (54) was killed when his luxury car collided with a road divider. Our condolences go out to the family of Cyrus Mistry. However, we want to draw the attention of the Union and state governments to the increasing number of fatal road accidents in the country,” said KK Kapila, President emeritus of the International Road Federation. As stated by the Federation, India accounts for more than 11 percent of road accident deaths worldwide, losing 426 lives each day and 18 every hour. According to the report, over 1.6 lakh people died in road accidents in 2021, and most of them were avoidable. Among the countries signed up for the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety, India hopes to reduce road fatalities by half by 2030. “As a result, we urge the union government and the various state governments to fix black spots that are prone to killer accidents across the country. In addition to road engineering, IRF expresses concern for vehicle safety (as) it failed to save the passengers in the vehicle, despite being an expensive SUV..