The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra’s Thane district has awarded Rs 62.19 lakh in compensation to the family of a 39-year-old man who died in a road accident involving a milk tanker in 2019.

MACT member R.V. Mohite ordered the tanker owner and The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent interest from the date of the petition. The tribunal’s order, passed on September 11, became available to the public on Sunday, according to the news agency PTI.