According to the petition, the victim, Bandu Barku Andre, a milk vendor, was riding his bicycle on the night of January 31, 2020, when a speeding car crashed into him near Naigaon in Maval
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The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 18.96 lakh to the family of a 38-year-old man killed in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Highway in 2020, reported news agency PTI.
Thane MACT member K P Shrikhande directed the owner of the car involved in the crash and its insurer, TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., to pay the compensation jointly and severally with an interest of 9 per cent per annum from February 28, 2023, until the realisation of the amount to the deceased man's wife and minor son, reported PTI.
A copy of the order passed on Thursday was made available on Saturday.
According to the petition, the victim, Bandu Barku Andre, a milk vendor, was riding his bicycle on the night of January 31, 2020, when a speeding car crashed into him near Naigaon in Maval. Andre sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at a local hospital.
While the insurance company contested the claim, alleging that the deceased was riding negligently in the middle of the road, the Thane MACT rejected this defence, citing that there was no evidence for it, reported PTI.
The total compensation of Rs 18.96 lakh includes loss of dependency, future prospects, and conventional heads such as loss of estate, funeral expenses, and loss of consortium, reported PTI.
Thane MACT orders Rs 38.7 lakh compensation to kin of father-son killed in road accident
In another case, the Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded a compensation of Rs 38.74 lakh to the family of a father-son duo killed in a road accident in 2020, reported PTI.
Thane MACT member RV Mohite on Tuesday passed two separate orders of compensation for the death of the man and his son.
The incident occurred near a petrol pump in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, on September 6, 2020, when Jayshankar Jangiram Yadav (54) was riding a motorcycle with his 25-year-old son, Aashutosh, as a pillion rider. A speeding truck swerved into the wrong lane and dashed into their two-wheeler, reported PTI.
Both succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.
Yadav's wife and elder son, residents of Thane in Maharashtra, approached the tribunal here seeking separate compensation for the deaths, reported PTI.
The offending truck's owner did not appear before the tribunal and the matter was decided ex parte against him.
The truck's insurer, however, contested the claim, alleging negligence on the part of the motorcycle rider, but the tribunal dismissed the arguments due to a lack of evidence.
The driver of the offending vehicle could not control speed, left his lane, entered the opposite lane and gave dash to the motorcycle of the deceased. There is nothing on record to show any contributory negligence on the part of the deceased, the Thane MACT observed, reported PTI.
The tribunal awarded a compensation of Rs 15,29,000 for Yadav's death, noting his service as a heavy vehicle driver.
For his son's death, the Thane MACT granted a compensation of Rs 23,45,000. Though he was not yet employed, the tribunal considered his educational qualifications, including a Master's in Computer Application, while deciding on the amount, reported PTI.
The tribunal ordered the truck owner and insurer to pay the total amount jointly and severally with 9 per cent interest per annum from the date of the petition.
(With inputs from PTI)
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