The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 16.74 lakh to the family of a 21-year-old man killed in a motorcycle accident in 2017.

MACT member Dhananjay A Deshpande ordered the two opponents the owner of the offending vehicle and the insurer New India Assurance Company Ltd to make the payment jointly and severally to the claimants at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the claim.