Sanjay Mohite, Inspector General of Police, Konkan Range, submitted the interim report to the state Director General of Police Rajneesh Seth on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had ordered a high-level inquiry into the accident on Sunday.
A senior official told TOI that the condition of the SUV indicates that it could have traveled at a speed of 130-140 kmph. The official said that the producer, mercedes Benz will be consulted to assess the exact speed at the time of the accident. “The impact of the collision was so severe that the radiator of the vehicle was not only completely damaged but also sank at least two to three feet inside,” the official said.
A police official said the maximum speed limit on the highway in Palghar district has been set at 80 kmph (it is 100 kmph on national highways). He said that even if the car is moving at a speed of 90 kmph, then it will be a case of overspeeding. The official said Mercedes-Benz officials would be asked to inspect the spot and the wreckage of the SUV before finalizing a report on the exact speed at the time of the accident.
Police officials said that prima facie it appears that the driver, Anahita Pandole, may have made a mistake in the decision as the road narrowed from three lanes to two on the Surya river bridge. The police officer said that the driver likely lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the railing of the bridge.
Mistry (54) and Jahangir (49) who were seated at the back were not wearing seat belts, a preliminary inquiry has been established. Their airbags opened but their heads were on the front seats because they weren’t tilted. Anahita and her husband Darius were wearing seat belts. He survived and is undergoing treatment at HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. Police said Anahita’s blood sample was also taken to ascertain whether she was driving under the influence of alcohol.
The time of accident has been recorded at 2.45 pm. The accident was reported on emergency helpline number 112 at 2.55 pm. A beat marshal reached the accident site at 3.10 pm and the victims were taken to the government hospital in Casa. Mistry and Jahangir were brought dead.
a CCTV The car, which entered the state at 2.10 pm, has been seized after grabbing it at the Dapchari toll checkpoint on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. It leaves the toll gate at 2.12 pm and reaches the highway towards Charoti. The distance from Charoti is about 25 kms. According to the timeline recorded by the Highway Traffic Police at Charoti, the car took about 30 minutes to cover the distance, which is the average time taken by a vehicle to cover the distance. The car rammed into the railing of the old Surya river bridge, about 500 meters from Charoti toll naka.
Officials from the Regional Transport Office, who visited the spot, said the vehicle, made in 2018, seemed to be in good condition before the accident.
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