The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 4.5 lakh to a boy who was injured in a car accident in 2018.

MACT member H M Bhosale directed the owner of the offending car Eknath Gajanan Patil and its insurer HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co. Ltd to jointly and severally pay the compensation along with an interest of 8 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the petition.