Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- The motor accident claims tribunal directed United India Insurance Company to pay a compensation of Rs.31 lakh, along with 7% annual interest, to the family of a 27-year-old man who died in a road accident near Rajpura in June 2022.

The deceased, Mukesh Kumar, was riding his Yamaha motorcycle on June 25, 2022, when a tractor-trolley allegedly hit him. According to the claim petition filed by his family under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the impact threw him onto the road, causing serious injuries.

He was initially taken to the civil hospital in Rajpura and later referred to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment the same ...