MACT awards Rs 15L compensation to kin of deceased woman

Family members of a 30-year-old woman, who died after being hit by a DTC bus, have been awarded over Rs 15 lakh by a Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal here.
The tribunal directed UnitedIndiaInsuranceCompany Limited, insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay Rs 15,96,400 to the husband and two kids of the victim Sunita, who was killed in the mishap after the bike on which she was a pillion rider and holding her minor kid, was hit by the bus.
The tribunal also directed the insurance company to pay Rs 10,000 each to the brother-in-law, who was driving the bike, and the victim's minor daughter, who were also injured in the accident.

While deciding the petition in the victim's favour, the tribunal relied upon her post-mortem report, FIR and the site plan of the accident and held that the biker was not negligent.
"The position of the bus has been shown in the site plan in such a manner that ontheturning, itcameinthemiddle of the roadandhit the motorcycle,thoughthe motorcycle wasonits proper side," the tribunal observed.
"...ItisestablishedthatSunitasuccumbedto injuries andKishanandKiran (other two victims)sustainedinjuries in aroad accident on June 13, 2015 at Bhati Mines Road near HanumanMandirMorduetorashandnegligentdrivingofthe DTCbus," the tribunal said.
According to the complaint, the accident occured on June 13, 2015 when the bus hit the bike from front, causing the death of Sunita and injuring the two.

The claim of the respondents - DTC authority, driver and insurance company - that the petitioners had filed a false case, was rejected by the tribunal.