The tragic accident has spotlighted India's poor road infrastructure and sparked a debate on whether navigation apps like Google Maps share responsibility for such incidents. Some blame the app for not providing accurate information while others argue that it is a larger failure on the part of the government for not cordoning off the place.

Indian authorities are investigating Google Maps and local government officials following the deaths of three men whose car fell off a broken bridge in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Google said Tuesday it was assisting Indian authorities probing the deaths of three men who reportedly drove off an incomplete bridge while following a route on Google Maps. The group was on their way to a wedding in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state when their car plunged into the Ramganga river from the unfinished bridge early Sunday.

Three men have died because they followed a Google Maps route over a broken bridge. A Google employee is now under investigation.

Google Maps reportedly has approximately 60 million active users in India and has mapped over 7 million kilometers of roads within the nation.

A new case highlights the risks of trusting navigation apps blindly and not checking what's on the road ahead; three men lost their lives

Misled by Google Maps, three men died after driving their car off an incomplete bridge in Uttar Pradesh, India, in the early hours of Nov 24.

Three men lost their lives when their car, guided by an outdated version of Google Maps, directed them to drive off the edge of an unfinished bridge in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Three men travelling in a taxi allegedly fell to their death when Google Maps led them down a bridge that had been broken in half by recent floods, according to reports in India. The tragic incident took place in the state of Uttar Pradesh Saturday in the middle of the night.

Three men in India recently plummeted to their deaths after the taxi they were traveling in was instructed to drive across an unfinished bridge by Google Maps, a local newspaper has reported. The Economic Times writes that the men,