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Three people were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly after their car fell into the Ramganga River from a broken bridge due to a GPS error.
The accident took place around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road, while the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, according to reports. The car, using GPS for navigation, crashed into a damaged part of the bridge, police told news agency PTI.
Earlier this year, floods had caused the front section of the bridge to collapse into the river, but the GPS had not been updated to reflect this change. As a result, the driver was misled and unaware of the bridge’s unsafe condition, said Ashutosh Shivam, Circle Officer of the area.
Additionally, the lack of safety barriers or warning signs on the under-construction bridge increased the risk, contributing to the fatal accident, Shivam added.
The victims, whose identities are still being verified, were travelling at high speed when their car plunged into the river. Police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly, and Dataganj rushed to the scene and recovered both the vehicle and the bodies from the river.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, and an investigation is ongoing, the Circle Officer stated.