Archive · 21 Sep 2026
IndiGo Crew Member Dies After Borivali Highway Taxi Crash
Kainoor Mistry was a 32-year-old worker on IndiGo airplanes.
She was traveling home from work in a car arranged for employees.
The car crashed into part of a bridge on a highway in Mumbai.
Kainoor was sitting in the back and suffered a serious head injury.
She was taken to a hospital but died during treatment.
Police added a charge against the driver after her death.
The driver was not reported to be intoxicated and did not leave the scene.
Aviation workers said airlines should also keep their employees safe while they travel on the ground.
IndiGo was reported to be investigating and helping Kainoor’s family.
Kainoor Mistry, a 32-year-old IndiGo cabin crew member, died after suffering serious head injuries in a September 18 crash in Borivali East.
Police allege the driver, Vijay Khose, lost control of a Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire and hit a bridge ledge on the Western Express Highway.
Mistry was returning to her Mira Road home after work in transport arranged for IndiGo employees through Mayuresh Tour and Travels.
After Mistry died during treatment, police added a charge of causing death by negligence under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The death prompted questions about staff-transport safety, while IndiGo was reportedly investigating and assisting Mistry’s family.
- Who
- Kainoor Mistry, an IndiGo cabin crew member; driver Vijay Khose; IndiGo; and the transport provider Mayuresh Tour and Travels.
- What
- Mistry died after a staff-transport car crashed into a bridge ledge, leading police to add a negligence-causing-death charge and prompting concerns about employee transport safety.
- When
- The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. on September 18; Mistry died during treatment on Saturday evening.
- Where
- The crash occurred near Blue Sky Co-operative Society on the northbound Western Express Highway in Borivali East, Mumbai; Mistry was traveling toward Mira Road.
- Why
- Police allege the driver lost control while driving over a bridge ridge. The death also led aviation workers to question whether airlines adequately protect employees during ground transport.
Safety Critics
Police and Airline Response
Airline responsibility for ground safety
Safety Critics
Industry commentators and a former IndiGo colleague argued that airlines should treat crew safety during employee transport as seriously as passenger safety and address concerns about hired drivers and crew cabs.
Police and Airline Response
IndiGo had not publicly commented, but internal sources said the airline was sensitively investigating the incident and assisting Mistry’s family.
Driver accountability
Safety Critics
Critics said the fatal crash raised questions about whether the airline adequately ensured that employees reached home safely after work.
Police and Airline Response
Police said Khose was not intoxicated, did not flee, helped take Mistry to hospital, and had been served a notice. Police added the negligence-causing-death provision after her death.
- Victim
- Kainoor Mistry, 32, an IndiGo cabin crew member
- Crash location
- Western Express Highway, Borivali East, Mumbai
- Crash time
- Approximately 5:45 a.m. on September 18
- Vehicle
- Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire
- Driver
- Vijay Khose, 25, a Mira Road resident
- Legal action
- Police added Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after Mistry’s death
- Family
- Mistry is survived by her eight-year-old son
- Airline response
- IndiGo had not publicly commented at the time of the report; internal sources said it was investigating and assisting Mistry’s family
