India, June 3 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has awarded compensation of Rs.2.38 crore to the family of a 33-year-old businessman who died after a crash on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway in February 2019, holding both the SUV driver and a container truck driver responsible for the accident.

In an order pronounced on June 1, the tribunal, presided over by additional district judge DP Ragit, directed the owners and insurers of both vehicles to jointly pay Rs.2,38,77,800 along with interest at 7% per annum from August 1, 2019, until realisation.

The claim petition was filed by Sonali Kamble, widow of deceased businessman Anil Dnyanoba Kamble, on behalf of herself, their two minor sons and Anil's mother. The family had sou...