A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Delhi has awarded ₹75.67 lakh as compensation to a 23-year-old man who lost his right leg below the knee after a speeding truck hit his scooter near the Sarita Vihar Metro Station in August 2023.

Presiding Officer Shelly Arora observed that the accident caused “immense physical and emotional trauma” and permanently altered the victim’s life. The tribunal, in its order dated October 30, 2025, held the truck driver guilty of rash and negligent driving and directed the insurer, New India Assurance Co. Ltd. , to deposit the compensation.

The injured man, Anil , was riding with two friends— Krishnan Gopal , who died on the spot, and Ketan Kumar , who sustained injuries—when the truck rammed into their scooter from behind.

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