Panchkula, July 7 -- A year after a 28-year-old man was killed in a collision between two trucks in Pinjore in May 2024, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded a compensation of Rs.21.22 lakh to his bereaved parents.

Victim Bimlesh Kumar's parents, Shanti Devi, 64, and Upendra Mandal, 70, who hail from Bihar, had approached the tribunal in July last year.

In their petition, they narrated that on May 31, 2024, around midnight, Bimlesh was driving his truck from Baddi towards Pinjore.

As he reached near Garira village in Pinjore, a truck bearing a Haryana registration number, driven by Sanjay Kumar, approached from the wrong side of the road at high speed and without observing traffic rules. It collided head-on with Bimles...