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Tech giant Google is assisting authorities investigating the deaths of three men who allegedly drove off an unfinished bridge in UP while following a direction on Google Maps, AFP reported.

In May this year, a group of tourists from Telangana's Hyderabad narrowly escaped a major tragedy when their SUV drove into a flooded canal after they followed Google Maps.

Three friends lost their lives in the Bareilly car accident when their vehicle, misled by GPS, plunged off an under-construction bridge.

Three men tragically lost their lives in Bareilly when their taxi, guided by Google Maps, plummeted from an incomplete bridge. The incident has raised serious concerns regarding road safety and navigation accuracy.

Three men die after their car, led by Google Maps, plunges into a partially constructed bridge in Uttar Pradesh

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

Indian authorities are investigating Google Maps and local government officials following the deaths of three men whose car fell off a broken bridge in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The men, identified as Amit Kumar,

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,