World of the Bizarre

Three die after sat nav sends them off the end of an unfinished bridge

By T.K. Randall
November 30, 2024

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) While satellite navigation systems can be extremely useful in helping you find your way around, they can also be quite problematic when the maps they are using haven't been properly updated to reflect current road layouts.

We've heard quite a few stories over the years of people ending up in hot water after blindly following their sat nav's instructions, but this latest incident - which occurred recently in India - is certainly one of the most tragic.

It involved three men who had been driving home from a wedding on Saturday, November 23 when their vehicle drove straight off the end of an incomplete bridge.

All three were killed after the car plummeted 50ft onto the ground below.

When investigators arrived on the scene, they discovered that the men had been following satellite navigation instructions that were outdated and hadn't accounted for the state of the bridge which had been closed due to a partial collapse.According to reports, four engineers have since been arrested in connection with their deaths.

Poor visibility due to thick fog at the time of the accident was also thought to be partly to blame.

"The officials must be held accountable for this negligence," one of the men's relatives told a local news outlet.

"Why was the bridge left incomplete and why were there no safety measures in place?"

Google Maps horror :

Wrong #GPS location took the lives of 3 people in #Bareilly, #UttarPradesh#GoogleMaps directed a car to a half-finished bridge.

Due to dense #fog, the incomplete bridge was not visible and the car falls into the #RamgangaRiver, resulting in the death of... pic.twitter.com/uTCMKTz7xG

- Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) November 24, 2024

Source: Lad Bible

Tags: Death