SHAH ALAM - Three men died after Google Maps led their car onto a partially constructed bridge in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India on Sunday.
The vehicle plunged off the incomplete Ramganga River Bridge, killing all three occupants onboard of the car.
According to a report by the Times of India, the victims were following navigation directions on the app when they drove onto the unlit, incomplete bridge.
The car reportedly fell over 15 metres before crashing onto the riverbed below.
Local villagers from Allapur were the first to discover the wreckage of the mangled Wagon R, with the three men still trapped inside.
They immediately notified authorities, who arrived to recover the victims.
"At around 9.30am, we received information about a damaged vehicle in the Ramganga River.
"Upon investigation, we found a Wagon R, likely a taxi, which had fallen from the incomplete bridge. The bodies were retrieved and sent for post-mortem,” a police spokesman told the Hindustan Times.
The victims were identified as brothers Nitin and Ajit, both aged 30 and their 40-year-old companion, Amit.
Reports revealed that the bridge had been partially destroyed in a previous flood, but Google Maps had not updated its navigation to reflect the closure.
There were also reportedly no safety barriers or warning signs at the site to alert drivers to the danger.