The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded compensation of Rs 13.66 lakh to the family of a businessman who was killed in a road accident in 2016.

In the order issued last month, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday, MACT member M M Walimohammed ordered the offending truck’s owner and its insurer to jointly and severally make the payment within two months along with an interest of 7 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the petition.