Motor Accident Claims Tribunal holds insurer and vehicle owner liable for deaths and lifelong injuries caused on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway
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The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra’s Thane district awarded a compensation of more than Rs 87 lakh to the family of a woman who died and two others who were injured in an accident involving a truck in 2017. MACT chairman SB Agrawal heard the petitions filed against truck owner Munna Maghai Yadhav and United India Insurance Co Ltd.
A copy of the order dated May 8 was made available on Saturday. Advocate YS Duduskar represented the petitioners, while advocate KV Poojari appeared for United India Insurance Co. Ltd. The truck owner was ex-parte in all three proceedings.
As per the case details, the accident occurred on April 22, 2017, on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway, when a group of Sadhwis and their attendants were on a pilgrimage from Nashik to Mumbai. Some were walking, while others were in wheelchairs, and a truck crashed into them, causing fatal and severe injuries.
The tribunal awarded R38.58 lakh compensation to Ratnashilaji Hirachand Chopda Jain, 66, who was in a wheelchair at the time of the accident and suffered head, chest, and abdominal injuries, and has been bedridden since. It awarded a compensation of Rs 24.32 lakh to the family of Ratni alias Rupni Hansda, who sustained severe head injuries and succumbed during treatment.
Sunita alias Samonidevi Neyaka Manjhi, 64, was granted a compensation of Rs 24.37 lakh. She sustained fractures and a head injury in the accident. In all three cases, United India Insurance Co. Ltd’s contention of breach of policy terms (driver lacking a valid licence or permit) was not proven, and the insurer was held liable along with the vehicle owner.
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