Chandigarh, Sept. 23 -- Nearly seven years after a 23-year-old man was left disabled post an accident with a van in Zirakpur, the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Chandigarh has awarded him Rs.6.47-lakh relief.

As per his petition, the victim, Rahul, a resident of Sector 20, Panchkula, was going home on his motorcycle on December 21, 2018, at 9 pm.

Two other people were riding with him as pillion riders. When they reached the old police station road, opposite to Gold Marka, Zirakpur, a van with a Punjab registration number came from the opposite side.

The van was being driven in a rash and negligent manner at a high speed and in the wrong lane, hitting his motorcycle.

The crash caused all three bike riders to fall on the road...