{
  "id": 15225751,
  "title": "Mumbai: MACT Awards ₹1.14 Crore To 3 Accident Victims, Allows Insurer To Recover Amount From Tempo Owner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/mumbai-mact-awards-1-14-crore-to-3-accident-victims-allows-insurer-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T15:05:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-mact-awards-114-crore-to-3-accident-victims-allows-insurer-to-recover-amount-from-tempo-owner"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 17, 2026, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Mumbai awarded ₹1.14 crore in compensation to the families of accident victims. Three passengers were involved in the incident: two men were killed and another sustained permanent partial disability. The tribunal ordered the insurer, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd, to pay the compensation with 9% annual interest, which they must recover from the tempo owner, Lahu Laxman Popalkar. The accident occurred on December 1, 2018, when a Maruti WagonR collided with a stationary tempo on the Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway near Sai Snacks at Tathawade. The accident was deemed the driver's fault, as the tempo was parked without a parking signal.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 17, 2026: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Mumbai, has awarded a total compensation of ₹1.14 crore to the families of two men killed and a third passenger permanently disabled in a December 2018 accident involving a tempo. The tribunal has directed Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd to pay the compensation with 9% annual interest and recover the amounts from…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}