AMOL RATTAN SINGH
National Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Amrik Singh – Respondent
Amol Rattan Singh, J.
This is an appeal filed by the insurance company that had insured the vehicle, the driver of which was found to be negligent, leading to an accident on 15.01.2012, in which Gurjit Kaur, aged 43 years, was unfortunately killed.
2. The facts, as taken from the impugned Award of the learned Tribunal, are that on that date the deceased was returning home to village Madiana from Ladwa, along with her husband and minor daughter Simranjit Kaur, the latter aged 16 years, on a motorcycle driven by Amrik Singh.
When they reached near a petrol pump, a truck bearing registration No.PH-06-G-6300 came from the side of the Ambala, driven by respondent No.6 herein, allegedly in a rash and negligent manner and hit the motorcycle, on which the deceased and respondents No.1 and 2 herein were travelling. The said respondents fell on the left side due to the accident and Gurjit Kaur fell on the right side, upon which the tyre of the truck went over her head, due to which she died on the spot.
Respondents No.1 and 2 also suffered injuries. Respondent No.6 is stated to have run away from the spot.
A post mortem examination was conducted on the body of the deceased at the A.P. J
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