Amol Rattan Singh, J.

1. The three appellants in this appeal are the parents and sister of Narinder Kumar who, unfortunately, succumbed, on 14.05.1999, to the injuries on his person, as a result of a motor vehicle accident which took place on 13.05.1999.

2. The facts, as taken from the Award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala, dated 12.11.2012, are that when the said Narinder Kumar was riding a scooter between Rajpura and Ambala, with his brother-in-law, Umesh Kumar, riding pillion behind him, the scooter had just crossed the Petrol Pump at Devi Nagar, when truck bearing registration No.HR-37-6195, came from the side of Ambala at a high speed and because the driver of the truck could not control the truck, it struck against the scooter resulting in injuries to Narinder Kumar and Umesh Kumar.

Narinder Kumar is stated to have been taken to the Civil Hospital at Ambala, from where he was referred to the PGIMER, Chandigarh, where he unfortunately died. He is stated to have been only 26 years of age.

3. Respondents no.1 and 2, i.e. the owner and driver of the truck, contested the claim petition jointly, which was also separately contested by respondent no.3, i.e. the Insurance Co

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