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India probes Google Maps after three deaths


Google stated Tuesday it was aiding Indian authorities probing the deaths of three males who reportedly drove off an incomplete bridge whereas following a route on Google Maps.

The group was on their technique to a marriage in Uttar Pradesh when their automobile plunged into the Ramganga river from the unfinished bridge early Sunday.

The motive force adopted Google Maps into taking the route, the Hindustan Occasions newspaper stated Tuesday, quoting police officers.

Police questioned an unnamed official from the navigation app, in addition to others from the federal government public works division, the Press Belief of India information company additionally reported.

“Our deepest sympathies exit to the households. We’re working intently with the authorities and offering our assist to analyze the difficulty,” a Google spokesperson advised AFP in an emailed assertion.


An area police officer stated {that a} portion of the bridge had been broken throughout a flood final yr.

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The accident comes a yr after two docs have been killed in Kerala when their automobile plunged into the state’s Periyar river after they adopted the app.


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