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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Five years after a 44-year old mason died after an MTC bus ran over him at Thandeeswaram bus stop, a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chennai, has directed the transport corporation to pay a compensation of `13.60 lakh to the family. On the fateful day, Gunasekaran was trying to board the bus, but the driver without noticing whether he got in moved the vehicle. In the petition, G Unnamalai, the victim’s wife said her husband was earning `600 per day and claimed the driver was at fault. Denying the allegations, MTC submitted that the bus was moving slowly from Thandeeswaram bus stop when Gunasekaran tried to board it, but fell down. MTC is liable to pay, she said..