Updated On: 11 April, 2024 09:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In their application, Yadav`s wife and daughter claimed the bus was driven rashly, while BEST contended that the deceased was under the influence of liquor when the accident took place

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The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) directed Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) to pay Rs 15.66 lakh as compensation to the kin of a 47-year-old man who died in an accident involving the civic undertaking`s bus, reported news wire PTI.
The incident dates back to February 2018, when deceased Umakant Yadav was hit by a BEST bus while crossing the road in Kalachowki area, Mumbai. Yadav was taken to the hospital, however, he lost his life.