3 killed after Google Maps lead their car to incomplete flyover in UP
Three people died after their Google Maps wrongly led their car to an under-construction bridge, with the vehicle plunging into a river in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said.
The incident occurred on Saturday when the victims, two of whom were identified as Vivek and Amit, began their journey from Gurugram and were headed to Bareilly to attend a wedding. The men were relying on Google Maps to reach the venue when their GPS led them to the incomplete flyover.
Locals found the damaged car the next morning and the three men who were dead. They informed the police, who then arrived at the spot and took the bodies for a post-mortem examination.
"At 9:30 am today, a damaged car was found on the river Ramganga. Police were informed and arrived at the spot. When the police arrived, they saw a Wagon R, which was possibly hired as a taxi, on the river. The car went to the incomplete bridge and fell into a river from there," police said.
"The bodies were found and taken for post-mortem. The identities of two people, Amit and Vivek, were confirmed. More details on the identity of the third one are being worked on," police added.
