Kins of accident victims finally get Rs 8 million as compensation

Dubai, April 8 (UNI) Relatives of an Indian family killed in a road accident here last year have finally been given a cheque for Dhs700,000 (Rupees eight million) blood money.

Sreedharan Saseedharan Nair, 40, his wife Jaisree and their two children Vignesh, (7), and Vivek, (3), died on Oct 14 last year when their vehicle was hit by two speeding cars on the Sharjah Airport Road.

The family's car was struck by one speeding car and then hit by the other vehicle as it spun out of control.

The parents were killed instantly and the two children died on the way to hospital.

The family had been spending the weekend together and were on their way back home to Sharjah after enjoying a picnic.

UNI