US EditionMisled by Google Maps, 3 men die after driving their car off incomplete bridge in India
- Three people died in Uttar Pradesh when their car drove off an under-construction bridge with an open end on Sunday, November 24.
- The driver was misled by GPS navigation and didn't realize the bridge was unsafe, according to Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam.
- The lack of safety barriers and warning signs on the bridge increased the risk of the accident, as stated by Shivam.
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The three men were on their way to a wedding in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh when the vehicle fell from the structure, part of which had been dragged during the floods a few months ago.
Three occupants of a car died in India on Saturday after their navigation system sent them over an unfinished bridge. They crashed to their deaths. Four engineers have been arrested, the Times of India reports. The bridge was not closed off with a barrier or fences.
Navigation apps like Google Maps are not infallible. In this tragic event incorrect application information and other things have been gathered.
Many people rely on their satnav when driving, and this is no different in India than anywhere else in the world. However, this trust in digital directions proved fatal for three men. The bridge they wanted to cross ended abruptly.
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AlKhaleej TodayIndia probes Google Maps role in fatal accident after wedding-bound car plunges off unfinished bridge, killing three
NEW DELHI, Nov 27 — Google said yesterday it was assisting Indian authorities probing the deaths of three men who reportedly drove off an incomplete bridge while following a route on Google Maps. The group was on their way to a wedding in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state when their car plunged into the Ramganga river from the unfinished bridge early Sunday. The driver followed Google Maps into taking the route, the Hindustan Times newspaper …
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