Thane MACT orders MSRTC to pay Rs 55 lakh compensation to woman injured in bus accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 55 lakh to a woman who sustained severe injuries in a crash involving a state transport bus in 2021 reported news agency PTIThane MACT member R V Mohite in an order passed on Friday held the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC solely liable for the accident in which the claimant sustained injuries that led to the amputation of her right hand and the loss of her job reported PTIThe accident occurred on the afternoon of August 24 2021 when the claimant Kanchan Sham Kute then 36 was travelling in a state transport bus from Khed to Shivajinagar on the NashikPune Highway and the driver dashed the vehicle into an electric pole causing it to overturnThe MSRTC argued that the accident occurred due to brake failure but the tribunal rejected this contention citing the drivers negligenceThe speed of the bus was of such a nature that the driver could not control it when its brakes failed it stated reported PTIThe Thane MACT also noted that while the driver signalled the conductor about the brake failure there is no evidence that he gave instructions for safety to the passengers in the bus reported PTIThe claimant suffered multiple injuries including a crush injury to her right hand below the elbow which was subsequently amputatedShe produced a disability certificate showing 70 per cent permanent disability in relation to her right arm and a termination letter from her employer confirming her job lossThe tribunal directed the MSRTC to pay Rs 55 lakh as compensation with 9 per cent annual interest from the date of the petitionTribunal awards Rs 30 lakh compensation to family of man killed by reversing busIn another case the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 3011 lakh to the family of an IT consultant killed after being struck by a reversing bus in 2020 reported PTIThane MACT member RV Mohite in the order passed on Tuesday noted the accident occurred due to the sole negligence of the offending bus driver reported PTIIt held both the owner of the bus and its insurer jointly and severally liable to pay the compensation to the deceaseds familyThe accident occurred on August 26 2020 on the NashikMumbai Highway near Naupada in Maharashtras Thane cityThe victim Dinesh Yashwant Khot was standing at a bus stop when the driver of a bus drove past then took it in reverse direction in speed and rash and negligent manner without looking behind and suddenly dashed into the deceased the claimants Khots wife and two children told the MACT reported PTIThe impact caused the deceased to fall and the wheel of the bus ran over him leading to his death before reaching the hospital they saidWith inputs from PTI