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Car falls into ditch following directions on app in Navi Mumbai, woman rescued
While navigating with the help of a mobile app, the woman drove her car from beneath the bridge and ended up in a ditch.
A woman in Navi Mumbai accidentally drove her Audi car into a ditch after following the directions from a navigation app. The incident happened after the woman, who was heading from Belapur to Ulwe, drove from under the Belapur bridge and ended up in a ditch.
The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but the the navigation app directed her to a route beneath the bridge, heading towards Dhruvatara Jetty, News18 reported.
As she continued to follow the directions, minutes later, she drove into the ditch.
The woman who was alone in the car was then rescued by the marine security officials, who quickly pulled her out of the ditch. The rescue operation took only a few minutes, and the woman was taken out of the ditch safely.
At around 1 am on Friday, police received information that an Audi car had fallen into a Belapur ditch, Assistant Police Inspector Belapur Narayan Palampalle told ANI. He further said that the team of marine security guards, along with the local police, went to the location and found that the woman was heading towards Ulwe, and instead of going from the bridge, she followed the direction from Google Maps and took the route from under the bridge.
“Following this, her car fell into a ditch, causing the accident. The woman was safely rescued using a boat belonging to the marine security team,” the police said.
Google's clarification
Google clarified that they had conducted an internal review and said that the road under the bridge does not exist on their app.
“We wish to clarify that the road under the bridge is not mapped for navigation in Google Maps, and our internal review confirms that Maps did not recommend a route through it. The only route Google Maps provides in this area is through the Belapur Bridge over the Panvel Creek. We built Google Maps with safety and reliability in mind and will continue to focus on delivering a high quality navigation experience to people everywhere,” Google said in a statement.
