Bareilly: Blind trust on technology can be detrimental too. That’s exactly what happened to three people, who died after Google Maps reportedly wrongly led their car to an under-construction bridge and the vehicle carrying them plunged into a river in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district.
The incident occurred on Saturday. The victims, two of whom were identified as Vivek and Amit, were travelling from Gurugram to Bareilly to attend a wedding. The men were relying on Google Maps to reach the venue. But the GPS led them to the unfinished flyover.
The car travelled on the bridge before it fell into the Ramganga, a shallow river. It reportedly fell from a height of 50 feet. Locals found the damaged car the next morning and alerted the police. The bodies were sent for a postmortem 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, as quoted by India Today.
The family members of the victims questioned as to why the bridge was unfinished, and no barricades were installed. They said that an FIR should be lodged against the construction department for the alleged laxity.
