(MENAFN) According to a newly released report, three more deaths were linked to General Motors ignition switch defect, raising the total to 27 deaths, The Peninsula Qatar reported.
A program to compensate victims of a faulty ignition switch in GM has received a total of 1,371 claims for deaths and injuries since it stated accepting claims on August 1.
The rise is attributed to 13 new death claims, bringing the total number of death claims received by the automaker to 178, and to a continuing uptick in the number of claims for less serious injuries from 886 to 1,108.
So far, 52 claims have been deemed eligible for compensation, including the 27 deaths and 25 injuries. GM has faced criticism this year for waiting 11 years to begin recalling millions of cars with ignition-switch problems.
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