New Delhi: Family members of a 38-year-old man, who died in an accident involving an Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus, have been awarded compensation of around Rs 8.5 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here.

The tribunal directed Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, owner of the bus, to pay Rs 8,49,570 to the wife, mother and daughter of Masihullah.