{
  "id": 2459421,
  "title": "Mumbai MACT Orders BMC To Pay ₹7.58 Lakh To Accident Victim Over Unmarked Garbage Compactor On Highway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mumbai-mact-orders-bmc-to-pay-7-58-lakh-to-accident-victim-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-mact-orders-bmc-to-pay-758-lakh-to-accident-victim-over-unmarked-garbage-compactor-on-highway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, August 21, 2026: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay Rs 7.58 lakh compensation with 7.5% annual interest to a 23-year-old accident victim, a Ghatkopar resident, holding the civic body liable for negligence in leaving a stationary garbage compactor on the Eastern Express Highway at night without adequate warning signs.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}