Cyrus Mistry Car Accident: International Road Federation to Conduct Road Safety Audit on Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway to Identify and Remove Deficiencies
International Road Federation President Emeritus KK Kapila said that after Mistry lost his life on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, IRF decided to conduct a road safety audit on the accident-prone stretch to evaluate and identify road deficiencies. Mistry was killed in a road accident on Sunday after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
New Delhi, September 7: Geneva-based International Road Federation (IRF) on Wednesday said it will conduct a road safety audit on the accident-prone section of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway to identify and remove deficiencies in that section.
This comes in the wake of the recent mishap on the most accident-prone section of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway that killed former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, IRF added.
International Road Federation President Emeritus KK Kapila said that after Mistry lost his life on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, IRF decided to conduct a road safety audit on the accident-prone stretch to evaluate and identify road deficiencies. Mistry was killed in a road accident on Sunday after his car hit a divider in Maharashtra's Palghar district. Cyrus Mistry Car Accident: Mercedes-Benz India Issues Statement After Fatal Crash, Read It Here.
According to National Crime Records Bureau data, over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India in 2021 -- an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour -- the highest death figures recorded in any calendar year so far.
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