A court here today awarded a compensation of Rs 16.85 lakh and Rs 18.23 lakh respectively to the families of two persons who died in separate road accidents.
Senthilkumar of Thirucherai, a tanker lorry driver, died on the spot after the lorry driven by him rammed into a lorry in front which came to an abrupt halt following a tyre burst on a national highway on May 26, 2009.
His parents filed a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Original Petition (MACTOP) before the Thanjavur Chief Judicial Magistrate Court claiming a compensation from ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company.
CJM K. Poornajayanand awarded Rs.16,85,000 as compensation.
In another MACTOP case, the CJM awarded Rs 18.23 lakh to the family of a 36-year old man, who died after falling down from a state-owned transport corporation bus near Thirubuvanam in August, 2012.
Muzurrahman of nearby Avaniapuram was working a cashier in a grocery shop and was travelling from Aduthurai to Kumbakonam when he fell down as the bus was negotiating a turn. He succumbed to serious injuries while being rushed to a hospital.
His 30-year old wife Sarbunnisha and her minor children, along with his mother Fathimabeevi, filed the MACTOP before the court claiming a compensation of Rs 25 lakh from the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam.
The Judge awarded awarded Rs 18,23,840 to the family.
