Chandigarh, Oct. 30 -- The motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) has awarded Rs.84 lakh in compensation to the family of a 59 year-old UT electricity department employee who died after his Activa scooter was hit by an army truck in May 2024.

Presiding officer Rohit Watts, in an award dated October 15, held that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the army truck, driven by respondent Gajender Rahangdale.

The deceased, Ranjit Singh, was riding his scooter towards his home from the Sector 18 Electricity Office on May 22, 2024, when the collision took place near the crossing of Sectors 18 and 19. He was taken to Government Hospital, Sector 16, where he succumbed to his injuries the same day. An FIR was registered ...