The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra`s Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 23.27 lakh to a 47-year-old man severely injured in a collision on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in 2021, reported news agency PTI.

MACT member R V Mohite directed the insurer, The New India Assurance Company Limited, to pay the compensation with 9 per cent annual interest at first instance, with the right to recover the entire amount from the owner of a container truck involved in the accident, reported PTI.