Three men traveling from Gurgurgam to a Bareilly wedding in a hired taxi died on Saturday plunging into a river from an under-construction bridge.
GPS Misleads Car To Damaged Bridge, It Falls Into River Killing 3 In UP https://t.co/uQILU87FTA pic.twitter.com/veVdmGLXcE
— NDTV (@ndtv) November 24, 2024
See Also: Six Youngsters Dead With Two Decapitated In Fatal Car Crash In Dehradun; Pooja Bhatt Slams Alcohol For Accident
The victims allegedly followed Google Maps to reach the venue, but the GPS was not updated by the local authorities. The incomplete bridge over the Ramganga river was reportedly collapsed back in 2022 (?) due to a flood. The mangled vehicle and three deceased were found on Sunday at 9:30 am. The local police arrived at the scene and sent the bodies for postmortem. Per the police, two were identified, respectively, as Amit and Vivek from Imadpur in Farrukhabad, while the identity of the third victim is still unknown.
Uttar Pradesh: In Bareilly, three people died when their car, using Google Maps for directions, fell into the Ramganga River from an under-construction bridge. The bridge’s incomplete section caused the accident pic.twitter.com/QBwCEKqDBz
— IANS (@ians_india) November 24, 2024
See Also: Man Follows ‘Fastest Route’ On Google Maps; Ends Up On Flight Of Stairs In Nilgiri
See Also: Man Lost His Life By Falling From A Broken Bridge While Following Google Maps; Family Initiates Lawsuit
Relatives of the victims have blamed the concerned officials for the tragedy. Netizens questioned why there were no barricades or signs of caution on the unfinished bridge. Social media users also blamed the civil contractors and local administration for the unfortunate accident that was very much avoidable. While Google Map is being blamed for the deaths of three, users online verified that the alleged route is not shown on the app as reported but pops up in satellite mode. Meanwhile, few other reports also blamed dense fog as the additional cause of the accident. Various other outlets have reported that the men were traveling from Bareilly to Datanganj in Badaun district and not from Gurugam. Per the Hindustan Times, the Circle Area Officer stated that a flood early this year damaged the bridge, causing a portion of the structure to collapse into the river.
थाना फरीदपुर, बरेली क्षेत्रान्तर्गत निर्माणधीन पुल से एक कार के गिरने, जिसमें कार सवार 03 व्यक्तियो की मृत्यु हो जाने की सूचना पर की जा रही कार्यवाही के सम्बन्ध में क्षेत्राधिकारी फरीदपुर बरेली की बाइट।#UPPolice pic.twitter.com/phDGUsPPNz
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
Bareilly, UP: Kaushal, Vivek, and Amit attended a wedding and used Google Maps on their way back.
The map directed them to an incomplete bridge. The car sped ahead, fell down, and all three tragically lost their lives. [Amrit Vichar] pic.twitter.com/wjyB68q67j
— زماں (@Delhiite_) November 24, 2024
If you search for “Bareilly bridge accident” on Google, you’ll find that most news channels blame the accident on Google Maps, with headlines like ‘3 killed after Google Maps led their car to an incomplete flyover in UP.’ However, few have the courage to hold the government… pic.twitter.com/nx0eyvZ0E1
— Prateek Singh (@Prateek34381357) November 24, 2024
Tragic incident in #Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh: A car driven by GPS guidance ended up on a half-built bridge, unseen due to thick fog, plunging into the Ramganga River. All three passengers lost their lives. #GoogleMaps #Bareilly #UttarPradesh #GPSError #RamgangaRiver #FatalAccident pic.twitter.com/jYm0eBFjj9
— Glint Insights Media (@GlintInsights) November 25, 2024
A half-built bridge … no warning signals, no red flags, no lights in the night … no barriers … cars can approach and drive straight through it till the end …
and Google Map is responsible for the deaths?#BareillyAccident pic.twitter.com/88PnAYeZil
— Sandeep Manudhane (@sandeep_PT) November 24, 2024
It is incorrect to blame #GPS or #GoogleMaps for the Bareilly accident.
A damaged / incomplete bridge should have been cordoned off for traffic with proper barricades & signages. Irrespective of what navigation tools are used by drivers or how dated they are, proper on-ground… https://t.co/FCF3oSCFWE pic.twitter.com/yL3OHTyLVL
— Raj Bhagat P #Mapper4Life (@rajbhagatt) November 25, 2024
See Also: Man Urges Diwali Bonus for The Employee Who Created ‘Take Flyover’ Feature For Google Maps
See Also: Artist Fools Google Maps By Creating A Virtual Traffic Jam With 99 Phones In A Cart!