Six years ago on 28 September 2019, during the pilgrimage to Shri Hemkund Sahib, 7 people of Tricity lost their lives due to a rock falling on a tempo travel. All the deceased were friends, the driver of the traveler also died in the accident.
In this case, the Chandigarh Motor Accident Claim Tribunal has issued orders to give compensation of Rs 4.20 crore to the families of the five deceased. All of them had filed separate cases in this matter.
One family will get compensation of Rs 1.20
During this, the highest compensation will be given to Kharar resident Tejinder Singh. He was posted in Omex Company. His salary was 2.26 lakh per month. At the time of the accident, he was 55 years old. In such a situation, keeping in mind all the circumstances, the tribunal has ordered compensation of Rs 1.20 crore. The families of the remaining deceased will be paid between 60 to 80 lakhs.
Ramesh Kumar (44) of Pinjore Panchkula will get Rs 70.47 lakh, Gurdeep Singh (35) of village Jayanti Majri Mohali will get Rs 66.73 lakh, Surinder Kumar (41) of Nayagaon Mohali will get Rs 88.80 lakh, and Gurpreet Singh (33) of village Sarsini Mohali will get Rs 73.93 lakh.
Death was lost due to rock falling on the car
The lawyer of this case told that in 2019 some friends had gone to pay obeisance at Shri Hemkund Sahib. They had booked a tempo traveler. After stopping at Rishikesh for a day, they set out on the journey on 28 September 2019. It was raining heavily that day. The road was also very bad. He stopped 50 kilometers from Rishikesh to have tea.
There people stopped him and said that there is a danger of landslide. The passengers also stopped the driver from going further. But the driver argued that he knew these roads well and moved ahead. Meanwhile, a big rock fell on his car. Seven people including the driver died in the accident, while two survived. This case was filed in Chandigarh because the insurance company’s office was in Chandigarh.
