Bus crash: SETC told to pay ₹17L to amputee
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:5.1.2020
An accident claims tribunal in Kancheepuram has directed the Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation to pay ₹16.56 lakh to a woman whose limb had to be amputated after a rashly driven SETC bus hit a truck, leading to injuries to passengers.
S Nirmala of Villivakkam stated in her petition that she was traveling in a SETC bus from Trichy to Chennai in September 2014, when she met with the accident. According to her petition, the bus was driven rashly and tail-ended a truck. Nirmala’s leg got stuck amid vehicle parts in the collision and she sustained grievous injuries. Her leg was amputated subsequently. She sought a compensation of ₹61 lakh from the transport corporation.
The transport corporation denied the allegations and stated that the bus driver had handled the vehicle with due care and it was the truck that halted all of a sudden, leading to the accident. The transport corporation that it was not liable to pay compensation.
After perusing the submissions and going through the contents of the FIR, the tribunal judge noted that the documents show that the accident happened only due to the rash and negligent driving by the SETC bus driver.
The tribunal took note that Nirmala was 42 years old at the time of the accident and was working as a nursing tutor, a profession she still pursues. However, her disability due to amputation needs to be compensated and after computing other factors, the tribunal said ₹16.56 lakh was to be paid by SETC to the woman.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:5.1.2020
An accident claims tribunal in Kancheepuram has directed the Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation to pay ₹16.56 lakh to a woman whose limb had to be amputated after a rashly driven SETC bus hit a truck, leading to injuries to passengers.
S Nirmala of Villivakkam stated in her petition that she was traveling in a SETC bus from Trichy to Chennai in September 2014, when she met with the accident. According to her petition, the bus was driven rashly and tail-ended a truck. Nirmala’s leg got stuck amid vehicle parts in the collision and she sustained grievous injuries. Her leg was amputated subsequently. She sought a compensation of ₹61 lakh from the transport corporation.
The transport corporation denied the allegations and stated that the bus driver had handled the vehicle with due care and it was the truck that halted all of a sudden, leading to the accident. The transport corporation that it was not liable to pay compensation.
After perusing the submissions and going through the contents of the FIR, the tribunal judge noted that the documents show that the accident happened only due to the rash and negligent driving by the SETC bus driver.
The tribunal took note that Nirmala was 42 years old at the time of the accident and was working as a nursing tutor, a profession she still pursues. However, her disability due to amputation needs to be compensated and after computing other factors, the tribunal said ₹16.56 lakh was to be paid by SETC to the woman.
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