Chennai: Insurance firm asked to pay Rs 15 lakh to accident victim's kin

CHENNAI: A city accident claims tribunal has directed an insurance firm to pay 15 lakh to the family of a woman who was killed after the bike on which she was travelling pillion was knocked down by a speeding truck along Thiruvallur-Sriperumbudur road five years ago.
The family of the deceased, Malarvizhi, moved the tribunal seeking a compensation of 90 lakh from the insurer.
In response, the insurer of the truck argued that the said truck was not involved in the accident and the accident was due to another two-wheeler which hit the victim’s bike.
The tribunal after perusing the submissions noted that the victim was brought dead and the rider of the bike too had deposed that it was the truck which hit the bike and held that the insurer of the truck is liable to pay compensation.
After computing factors such as loss of love and affection for family among others, the tribunal arrived at an amount of 15 lakh as compensation.