Thane, April 2 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Thane, Maharashtra, has awarded a compensation of Rs 36.24 lakh to the parents of a 27-year-old man who died in a road accident about six years ago.
A copy of the tribunal's order dated March 24 was made available on Wednesday.
According to the claim petition, the victim, Jitendra Laxman Singh, was riding a motorcycle with a friend near Thane on May 30, 2020, when a tipper truck from the wrong side hit the two-wheeler. Singh lost control and fell to the road, and the truck crushed him to death.
Tribunal member K P Shrikhande ruled that the vehicle was being driven negligently and awarded a compensation of Rs 36.24 lakh to Singh's parents, who earned a monthly salary of Rs 24,455 as a customer service associate at the time of his death.