The Motor Vehicles Accident Tribunal (MACT) in Mumbai has awarded a compensation of Rs 16.33 lakh to the parents of a 17-year-old engineering student who died in an accident in 2016.

MACT Mumbai member M B Munde directed the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Corporation (BEST) to pay the compensation to the victim's family along with the interest of 7 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the claim. The copy of order passed on October 25, 2021 was made available on Thursday.