The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Chandigarh, has directed the driver and owners of a canter and a truck, along with the insurance company, to pay a compensation of Rs 15,63,179 to the parents of a 23-year-old man who died in a road accident five years ago.

The petition has been filed by Lata Devi and Bal Mukand, residents of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh, seeking compensation for the death of their son Neeraj Kumar in an accident that took place in Rajasthan.

According to the petition, filed through advocate Sunil Kumar Dixit, the accident occurred on July 4, 2020, when Neeraj was travelling in a canter as a co-driver transporting goods from Nagaur to Shri Nagar in Rajasthan.

At about 5.30 pm, at the turn point of Kotputli city, the canter collided with a truck ahead of i

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