Thane, Nov 6 (PTI) The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 30.11 lakh to the family of an IT consultant killed after being struck by a reversing bus in 2020.

MACT member RV Mohite, in the order passed on Tuesday, noted the accident occurred due to the sole negligence of the offending bus driver.

It held both the owner of the bus and its insurer jointly and severally liable to pay the compensation to the deceased’s family. Show Full Article

The accident occurred on August 26, 2020, on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway near Naupada in Maharashtra’s Thane city.

The victim, Dinesh Yashwant Khot, was standing at a bus stop when the driver of a bus drove past, then “took it in reverse direction in speed and rash and negligent manner without looking behind

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