Cyrus Mistry,died in a road accident on a highway near Mumbai on Sunday, according to Maharashtra police.

Mistry, 54, was one of two people who died when the car they were traveling in hit a barrier between two lanes, according to Shrikant Shinde,

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Two other people in the vehicle were injured and taken to hospital, he added.

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Autopsies would be carried out on the two deceased at a hospital in Mumbai, said Pradeep Dhodhi, a Palghar district medical official.

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Mistry is best known as the former chairman of Tata Sons,

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The massive Indian conglomerate that owned Jaguar, Land Rover and the Taj hotels.

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The Irish-Indian businessman made headlines in 2011 when he was announced as Tata's chosen successor,

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Became the first person not directly related to the Tata family to head the company bearing their name.

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