Thane: Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has granted a compensation of Rs 44.1 lakh to the family of a 46-year-old man who died after a JCB crane crashed into the motorcycle he was riding pillion on in 2020. Tribunal member R V Mohite directed the crane owner and the insurer to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9% interest per annum from the date of the petition.The accident occurred on Feb 5, 2020. The speeding JCB crane first dashed into a pedestrian and then hit the two-wheeler. Prabhakar Bajrangi Sharma, who was employed as an assistant manager in an automobile firm, sustained serious injuries and died during treatment at a hospital in Navi Mumbai.
