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Following Google Maps, the Toyota Fortuner driver is stuck with a “memory” memory for life

The incident happened when a family was traveling to Alappuzha city (Kerala state, India) in a Toyota Fortuner. The driver used the Google Maps application to find the way.

When this family reached a small village called Kuruppanthara Kadavu, the driver continued to run along the trail as indicated by Google Maps without knowing it was a dead end and the end of the road was cut by a river. . When seeing this Fortuner going to the end of the road, many locals shouted to warn, but the driver did not hear.

Following Google Maps, the Toyota Fortuner driver got

The Toyota Fortuner plunged into the river because it was following the instructions of Google Maps (Photo: Cartoq).

As a result, this car plunged into the river. Fortunately, the whole family inside was able to get out in time before the car was submerged in the water.

The villagers then joined forces to pull the car that was stuck in the river, but failed. In the end, the driver had to hire a crane to help pull the vehicle ashore. There were no casualties in the incident.

To prevent similar accidents from happening in the future, the villagers used an iron chain across the trail, and put up a warning sign for the dead end to other drivers.

The Google Maps application has become a trusted navigation tool for many people when traveling in unfamiliar areas. However, in fact, the above incident is not the first time that Google Maps has pointed the wrong way to an accident. Even, there have been many fatal accidents because of following the directions of Google Maps.

For example, last year, Satis Ghule, 34 years old, driving according to Google Maps directions in Akole city (Ahmednagar state, India) late at night accidentally fell into the river, causing this person to die.

Police investigation later revealed that Google Maps had directed Ghule to drive across a bridge, but in fact the bridge was submerged in the river four months ago due to the release of the dam. Locals have long stopped using the route across this bridge, but it seems that Google Maps has not updated the information, leading to the unfortunate accident.

Earlier in 2020, 18-year-old Sergey Ustinov drove from his home in the town of Yakutsk (Russia) to the city of Magadan, more than 1,800km away. Ustinov used Google Maps for directions, and the app showed him a shortcut through the woods. Ustinov then got lost in the forest and the car was damaged, while the outdoor temperature dropped to -50 degrees Celsius. As a result, Ustinov froze to death in the car and was found by the authorities after many days of being missing. .

Following Google Maps, Toyota Fortuner driver got

Sergey Ustinov’s car was covered in white snow after this young man got lost in the forest because he was following Google Maps (Image: Rti).

Obviously, map applications and GPS navigation devices are really useful for many drivers, but still need the driver’s alertness to clearly distinguish when to and not to listen to the pointing tools. this electronic line.

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