Mrs. Sneh Prashar, J.:- This is an appeal challenging the award dated 20.10.2015 passed by learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Sonepat (in short ‘the Tribunal’), awarding a compensation of Rs.5,65,500/- to the claimant-mother of deceased Sunny, a boy aged 22 years, who lost his life in a motor accident.

2. The facts relevant for disposal of the appeal are that on 19.6.2014, Sunny as a conductor and Sanjay being the driver were were going from Ambala to Meerut in a canter bearing registration No. HR45-A-3802, loaded with plywood board. On the way at about 4.00 AM, when they reached near Hasanpur crossing on GT Road, their Canter struck into a stationery vehicle bearing registration No. UP17T-6438 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the offending vehicle’) from the backside. Deceased Sunny got entangled into the vehicle and suffered multiple serious and grievous injuries. The stationary vehicle was parked on the road without putting on its indicators or reflectors. Injured Sunny was rushed to Civil Hospital, Sonepat but his condition being serious, he was referred to PGIMS Rohtak from where he was taken to Safdarjang Hospital, Delhi and then to other hospitals but he succumbed