Navigation App Allegedly Directs Car Over Damaged Bridge in Uttar Pradesh, Resulting in Three Deaths
November 25, 2024
A car reportedly using Google Maps for navigation was misled onto a collapsed bridge in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to outdated GPS data. The car plunged into the river below, resulting in three fatalities.
- Alleged deployer
- Alleged developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- vivek-kumar, amit-(family-name-unknown), unidentified-victim, families-of-the-victims
Source
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