The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 16.62 lakh to the family of an 18-year-old man who was killed in a road accident in 2019, news agency PTI reported.

In a recent order, tribunal member PR Ashturkar directed the owner of the trailer truck involved in the accident as well as Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd to pay the compensation to the family of Paras Haresh Bhanushali Katarmal, who was employed as a data entry operator at the time of his death, along with interest at a rate of 6 per cent per annum.