The family of a Thane civic worker, who was killed in a road accident on Mumbai-Nashik Highway over two years back, has been awarded Rs 40 lakh compensation by a Lok Adalat held in the district.

The claim was settled by SBI General Insurance Company during the Lok Adalat held at Kalyan on Saturday. The claim made by the family members of the deceased, Harishchandra Sase, 46, was settled in the presence of the district judges Anil Subramaniam and K D Jadhav as well as senior officials of the SBI.