UP News: TRAGIC! Car Being Driven On GPS Falls From Under-Construction Bridge In Bareilly After Navigation Goes Wrong; 3 Die

UP News: TRAGIC! Car Being Driven On GPS Falls From Under-Construction Bridge In Bareilly After Navigation Goes Wrong; 3 Die

A car, incorrectly navigated using GPS, fell into the Ramganga River from an under-construction bridge in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly. Three people were killed in the accident due to the absence of any safety barriers or warning signs on the bridge. The circle officer said that the bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.

PTIUpdated: Sunday, November 24, 2024, 05:36 PM IST
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Bareilly: Three people were killed when their car fell into the Ramganga River from an under-construction bridge here on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.

The car, being navigated using GPS, crashed through a damaged section of the bridge, police said.

"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the GPS. As a result, the driver was misled and did not realize the bridge was unsafe," Circle Officer of the area Ashutosh Shivam said.

Absence of warning signs turns tragic!

"In addition, the absence of safety barriers or warning signs on the under-construction bridge compounded the danger, leading to the fatal accident," Shivam said.

Bodies, vehicle recovered from river

The victims, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, were travelling at high speed when their car fell into the river. Police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Badaun's Dataganj police station rushed to the scene. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.

The circle officer said that the bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway. 

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