Panchkula, Nov. 26 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Panchkula has awarded a compensation of Rs.11.49 lakh to the family of a 52-year-old man who died in a road accident in February 2024. The man's wife, son, and aged mother, all residents of Ambala, had filed the claim petition in March 2024.

The accident occurred around 5.30 pm on February 8, 2024, near a petrol pump in Mauli village, Panchkula, on the national highway. According to the petition, the deceased Amrik Singh, an agriculturist, was returning home to Jatwar village, Ambala, on his motorcycle after completing an inquiry at SS Cold Store in Taber/Mauli village.

The petition alleged that a car with a Haryana registration number approached at a high speed, driven ...