Overview
- The incident occurred near Sirohi Palace in Saharanpur under Sarsawa police station limits when the car followed directions into a waterbody.
- All four occupants—Surya, Aditya, Anuj, and Ashutosh, students of Meerut University—were traveling from Meerut to Shahabad in Ambala to visit the Maharishi Markandeshwar temple.
- They called Dial-112 after exiting through the windows, and police checked their condition before arranging recovery of the vehicle.
- The car floated nearly 50 metres before being pulled out with help from a mechanic, and the group later continued their journey after the vehicle was examined.
- News agencies reported that Google was not immediately reachable for comment, and a recent Navi Mumbai case also involved a navigation app directing a driver into water.