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Chennai: Kin of road mishap victim get Rs 23 lakh

Tribunal finds bus driver who rammed into bike responsible.

Chennai: The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chennai, has awarded a compensation of Rs 23 lakh to family members of a 30-year-old electrician killed in a road accident four years ago. A Tamil Nadu corporation bus rammed into the two-wheeler, in which he was travelling on East Coast Road.

In the petition, Mymun Beevi of Perumbakkam submitted that her husband Raghamathullah, 30, was working as an electrician cum mason and earning Rs 15,000 per month. On July 17, 2014, at about 5.15 pm when Raghamathullah was riding his motorcycle on East Coast Road, Kanathur, a TNSTC bus, driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, hit the bike and the biker sustained grievous injuries. Immediately, he was rushed to a private hospital and later shifted to the RGGGH where he died the next day.

Mymun Beevi said the family members, comprising their two minor sons, his mother and father, depended on the income of Raghamathullah.

The bus driver was responsible for the accident and police also registered a case against him. Hence, managing director, TNSTC, Villupuram division, is liable to pay a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to his family members.

In its reply, the MD, TNSTC, Villupuram, stated that the bus driver was not driving the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner at the time of the accident. While passing a police barricade the two-wheeler driver rammed into the bus. The accident occurred due to the rash and negligent act of bike rider. The two-wheeler owner and the insurance company of the motorcycle were not included as respondents in the matter. The bike rider was not having a valid driving license on the date of the accident. Hence, the TNSTC was not liable to pay any compensation.

Holding the bus driver responsible for the accident the Small Causes Court-VI has directed the TNSTC to pay a compensation of Rs 23.82 lakh to the Raghamathullah’s family members.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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