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Indian authorities are investigating Google Maps and section authorities officials pursuing the deaths of 3 men whose car fell disconnected a breached bridge successful the authorities of Uttar Pradesh.
The men, identified arsenic Amit Kumar, Vivek Kumar and Ajit Kumar were reportedly utilizing the navigation app portion driving to a wedding erstwhile their conveyance plunged into the Ramganga River, according to constabulary reports.
The mishap occurred successful Badaun territory astir 10am connected Sunday, erstwhile the radical was travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj. According to police, the GPS displayed the way arsenic operational adjacent Dataganj successful Badaun, arsenic the span had been successful usage until a conception caved during floods successful 2023.
However, the way was neither closed, nor were immoderate signs installed.
“Earlier this year, floods had caused the beforehand information of the span to illness into the river, but this alteration had not been updated successful the system,” ellipse serviceman Ashutosh Shivam said astatine the time.
Mr Shivam noted that the lack of information barriers oregon informing signs connected the attack to the span contributed to the fatal accident. The driver, relying connected navigation, was unaware of the information and drove disconnected the damaged section.
Authorities person since questioned a typical from Google Maps and interviewed officials from the Public Works Department (PWD). Police successful Dataganj person booked 4 engineers of the nationalist works section arsenic good arsenic immoderate chartless person, constabulary serviceman Gaurav Bishnoi told the Press Trust of India.
A determination serviceman of Google Maps is besides being investigated successful the case. However, helium is yet to beryllium named successful the constabulary complaint.
Police are besides investigating some the navigation system’s nonaccomplishment to supply close accusation and the deficiency of due precautions astatine the site.
A Google spokesperson expressed condolences, stating, "Our deepest sympathies spell retired to the families.
“We’re moving intimately with the authorities and providing our enactment to analyse the issue,” the institution told AFP.
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