Thane, Oct 8 (PTI) The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane here has awarded a compensation of Rs 51.73 lakh to a man for the death of his wife in a road accident in 2014.

The fatal accident on August 19, 2014, was caused by the combined rash and negligent acts of the drivers of three separate vehicles -- two trucks and the auto-rickshaw in which the woman was travelling -- the tribunal, presided over by member R V Mohite, noted in the order on Monday.

The claimant's counsel, YS Duduskar, told the tribunal that Pratiksha Brian D'Souza (then aged 29), head of the activity centre at a school in Maharashtra's Thane city, was travelling with her husband Brian D'Souza, in an auto-rickshaw on Ghodbunder Road.

The auto-rickshaw took a sudden turn while attempting to avoid a stationar

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