The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 64.73 lakh to the family of a 48-year-old sanitation worker killed in a road accident in 2021, reported news agency PTI.

MACT member R V Mohite on Tuesday ordered the offending truck's owner and insurance company to jointly and severally make the payment along with an interest at 9 per cent per annum from the date of the claim, reported PTI.

The family of Premdas Chindhu Jadhav, who was a sanitation worker with the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) in Maharashtra's Thane district, told the tribunal that he was returning on his motorcycle to Sange village on the night of September 26, 2021, reported PTI.