Mumbai: MACT Awards ₹88.45 Lakh To Family Of Dell Professional Killed In Expressway Crash, Holds Him 70 Per Cent Negligent

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Mumbai has awarded ₹88.45 lakh in compensation to the family of Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd. employee Ankit Bhupinder Singh Chugh, who died in a collision on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in December 2018. The tribunal awarded 70 per cent of the compensation to Chugh's mother and two minor sons, while holding the truck driver 30 per cent responsible for the accident.

Chugh, 34, was driving a WagonR carrying his wife and children when it collided with a truck near New Panvel. The tribunal attributed 70 per cent of the negligence to Chugh's driving at high speed and inability to brake in time, while the remaining 30 per cent was attributed to the truck driver's sudden application of brakes. The tribunal ordered the truck driver, owner, employer, and insurer to pay the compensation, along with interest at nine per cent per annum from the date of filing the claim petition in April 2019 until realization.

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