Anahita couldn’t merge into second lane, says Pandole

A preliminary report submitted by the car-maker to Palghar police had said brakes were applied five seconds before the crash and the speed had dropped to 89kmph. The speed limit for the highway is 80kmph

- Sandhya.Nair

Mumbai: Darius Pandole, one of the two survivors of the September 4 crash in which his brother Jehangir and former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died, told Kasa police that his wife, gynaecologist Dr Anahita, was driving the Mercedes Benz in the third lane and could not merge into the second lane that turned narrow near Surya river bridge at Charoti in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district, where the accident took place.

Police on Tuesday recorded Darius's statement at his home in south Mumbai. He was discharged from hospital last week. Police have to record Anahita's statement, who is recovering in hospital.