Cyrus Mistry tragedy: Police team reaches Mercedes drawing board

 Mumbai: Palghar police probing the accidental death of industrialist and former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road accident in Palghar, on Tuesday asked the car manufacturer company why the airbags in the ill-fated SUV did not open at the time of the accident.
According to sources a set of questionnaires has been sent to the car manufacturer company,” asking why did the airbags not open? Was there any mechanical fault in the vehicle? What was the brake fluid of the car? What was the tire pressure?”
Police said that these vehicles come out of the plant only after proper testing. “In such a situation, what is the report of the collision impact of the manufacturer’s investigation? Was the steering locked after the collision?” Police asked the car manufacturer.
According to sources, the car manufacturer company has informed the Palghar police that the data recorder chip of the vehicle will be sent to Germany for decoding and after decoding from Germany, detailed information about the SUV will be made available to the police.
It may take several days in this process. In this data recorder, detailed information about the vehicle will be available. Information will be there like how the brake; air bag and other machinery were working.
The speed of the car at the time of the accident will also be known. (UNI)