Shakun Group MD Vallabh Maheshwari dies after BMW crash on Delhi Mumbai Expressway
Shakun Group MD Vallabh Maheshwari died after his BMW overturned on the Delhi Mumbai Expressway near Alwar in Rajasthan on Sunday.
Vallabh Maheshwari, Managing Director of Shakun Group, died after his BMW car lost control and overturned on the Delhi Mumbai Expressway near Alwar in Rajasthan on Sunday, police said.
Maheshwari was travelling from Jaipur to Mathura when the accident took place.
According to police, Maheshwari's driver was behind the wheel. He lost control of the vehicle, broke through roadside barricades and crashed into the median before hitting the wall of a culvert.
The impact of the crash left the luxury car completely mangled.
The 62 year old businessman and his driver were rushed to a nearby hospital. Doctors declared Maheshwari dead on arrival while the driver escaped unhurt.
Police said the body has been sent for post mortem to Jaipur.
Initial investigation suggests that high speed or a technical fault in the vehicle may have caused the accident.
Maheshwari had served as a director in several branches of the Shakun Group. The group was founded in the early 2000s and works in setting up industrial operations, processing resources and transporting finished products to end users.
Former Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the industrialist's death.
"The news of the demise of industrialist Vallabh Maheshwari in a tragic road accident that occurred on the expressway in the Reni police station area of Alwar is extremely heartbreaking. I pray to God to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this sorrow. Om Shanti," he wrote in a post on X.