New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), New Delhi, has flagged a serious gap in existing road accident compensation schemes after observing that the family of a deceased cyclist cannot be left "to struggle with fate" merely because the offending vehicle was uninsured and its driver also died in the accident.

Calling it a "policy vacuum," the Tribunal has sought the assistance of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to examine whether any government scheme can provide relief to the victim's family in such exceptional circumstances.

In an order dated January 31, the Judge (MACT) Abhilash Malhotra of the Patiala House Courts was dealing with two connected claim petitions arising out of an FIR registered at PS...