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Google Maps Misdirection Sends Navi Mumbai Driver Into Creek

Authorities plan warning signs around Dhruvatara Jetty following the Marine Security Force rescue of a driver after her car plunged under the Belapur bridge

Overview

  • Around 1 a.m. on July 26, a woman in an Audi followed Google Maps onto a service road beneath the Belapur bridge and drove into a creek near Dhruvatara Jetty
  • Marine Security Force personnel on duty witnessed the plunge, rescued the uninjured driver within minutes and escorted her home safely
  • A crane was deployed shortly after to retrieve the submerged vehicle from the water
  • The Marine Security Department has proposed navigation boards and barricades 100 metres before the jetty to warn drivers of the dead-end route
  • The mishap has intensified scrutiny of digital navigation accuracy after a series of GPS errors across India guided drivers onto hazardous or incomplete routes