Vinod K. Sharma, J. - This appeal is directed against an order dated 18.3.1998 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Fatehgarh Sahib (for short, the Tribunal) vide which the claim petition filed by the appellants under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 claiming compensation on account of death of Gurpreet Singh alias Bhola, in a motor accident has been dismissed.

2. The appellants-claimants, in the claim petition, have submitted that on 16.4.1995 Rajvinder Singh son of Ram Singh, resident of Village Gaddiarm, Police Station Nabha, District Patiala, was engaged as a Cleaner on truck bearing registration No. PB-11-B-2095 while deceased Gurpreet Singh alias Bhola was driver of the truck. They both after loading coal from Jharia proceeded towards Ludhiana and when they reached at some distance from Bus Adda, Ambala Cantt. near the crossing, then a tanker was seen coming from the opposite direction, i.e. Ambala side bearing registration No. PCI-4805. The said tanker was being driven rashly and negligently at very fast speed and after coming on the wrong side, it struck against their truck, as a result of which Gurpreet Singh alias Bhola deceased was entangled