India, April 13 -- A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs 1.56 crore compensation to the family of a 26-year-old woman who was killed in a road accident in Noida.

Presiding Officer Pooja Aggarwal was hearing a plea filed by the mother and sister of Srishti Sethi against the driver, the owner, and the insurer of the offending car.

According to the claimants, on the evening of October 20, 2023, Sethi was near Sector 62 in Noida, returning home on a motorcycle with her colleague, Aditya Sharma, when a speeding car hit two other vehicles before crashing into their motorcycle from behind. Sethi died of wounds from the accident on January 2, 2024. The tribunal termed the driving "rash and negligent" in its order.

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