PWD officials booked in Bareilly bridge death case

Fatal car accident on an under-construction bridge in India leads to investigation involving Google Maps and PWD engineers.

Police here have booked four engineers of the Public Works Department and an unnamed official of Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday (November 25, 2024) said.

The car fell into the Ramganga River from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday.

Nitin and Ajit, both 30 and both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding.

The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border.

According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route.

Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people.

The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation but his name is yet to be included in the FIR.