Bareilly Bridge death case: PWD, Google Maps officials booked | Latest news India

Police in Dataganj, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested four public works department engineers and an unnamed Google Maps official in connection with the deaths of three men whose car fell off an under-construction bridge while following directions on the road. navigation app followed.

The incident took place at the Bareilly-Budaun border when 30-year-old brothers Nitin and Ajit, from Farrukhabad district, and 40-year-old Amit, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly. attend a wedding.

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According to police officials, the driver was prompted by Google Maps to take the unsafe route, due to which the vehicle fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj police station area early Sunday.

Dataganj police station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi told PTI that an FIR had been lodged against four engineers of the PWD along with some unidentified people.

The regional officer of Google Maps has also been brought under the purview of the investigation but his name is yet to be included in the FIR.

Budaun District Magistrate Nidhi Srivastava told PTI, “Apart from corrective action at the site, FIR under section 105 (manslaughter not amounting to murder) of BNS has been registered against two assistant engineers and two junior engineers of PWD and unknown persons.”

She added that directives have been issued to the PWD and Setu Nigam to inspect all roads, bridges, flyovers and underpasses to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

A Google spokesperson said: “Our deepest condolences go out to the families. We are working closely with authorities and offering our support to investigate the matter.”

Faridpur Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam stated that part of the bridge was destroyed during a flood last year and thus the bridge had no safety barriers or warning signs.