Thane, Oct 11 (PTI) The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 1.2 crore to the family of a 40-year-old businessman killed in an SUV accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in 2020.

Tribunal member R V Mohite on Thursday directed the owner of the tempo involved in the accident and the insurer, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd, to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent interest per annum from the date of the petition till realisation.

The victim, Sachin Kanifnath Changulpai, a businessman, was driving his SUV on the expressway on the afternoon of August 5, 2020, when a tempo, allegedly driven rashly and negligently, suddenly changed lanes and collided with his vehicle. The impact caused the SUV to cr

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