Ahmedabad: Accident claim dispute settled for Rs 71 lakh

AHMEDABAD: An insurance company agreed to pay Rs 71.21 lakh compensation to the two children of a woman, who lost her life in a motor vehicle accident in 2019.
In this case, Panna Patel (45) was hit by a truck near Jetalpur while she was riding her two-wheeler. She was working for the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank. She was the only breadwinner of the family. After her death in the accident, her daughter Nehal Patel (20) and son Dhruv (17) approached the motor accident claims tribunal.
The case was referred for mediation. During the Lok Adalat held on July 10, the insurance company, United India Insurance Co Ltd, and the lawyers of the claimants reached a settlement and a cheque of Rs 71.21 lakh was handed over to the claimants, who are engineering students.