The tragic accident has spotlighted India's poor road infrastructure and sparked a debate on whether navigation apps like Google Maps share responsibility for such incidents. Some blame the app for not providing accurate information while others argue that it is a larger failure on the part of the government for not cordoning off the place.

The death of three Indian men falling off an unfinished bridge in Uttar Pradesh raised questions about whether navigation apps like Google Maps can be held responsible for such accidents

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.

Three men travelling in a taxi allegedly fell to their death when Google Maps led them down a bridge that had been broken in half by recent floods, according to reports in India. The tragic incident took place in the state of Uttar Pradesh Saturday in the middle of the night.

Three men in India recently plummeted to their deaths after the taxi they were traveling in was instructed to drive across an unfinished bridge by Google Maps, a local newspaper has reported. The Economic Times writes that the men,

Google staff are being investigated over a Global Positioning System (GPS) failure that led a family to drive off an unfinished bridge, resulting in three deaths. Local media reported that four engineers and a Google Maps official were being questioned following the deaths of three men who drove onto an under-construction bridge in Uttar Pradesh,