Maharajganj: A shocking incident surfaced from Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district on Sunday, where a car heading from Nepal towards Gorakhpur fell off from an under construction. The incident took place on National Highway 24. All the occupants of the vehicles are reported to be safe.
According to reports, the car followed directions on Google Maps. However, there was reportedly no indication of an under-construction flyover at the location. Notably, the highway connects India and Nepal through the Gorakhpur-Sonauli route. It is currently under construction.
The flyover is currently being constructed near Bhaiya, Pharenda, reported India Today. A video of the car hanging mid-air also surfaced online. In the video, it could be seen that the front part of the vehicle toppled forward.
According to a report by News18, the car was stopped by a pile of mud and it e got stuck in a slanted position.
After receiving the information, the police arrived at the spot. All the occupants of the vehicle were pulled out safely by cops.
The video of the car handing mid-air from the under-construction flyover soon went viral on social media. Some netizens are blaming the driver of the car for following Google Maps "blindly".
"Proof that blindly trusting GPS can take you places... literally off the edge!" an X user wrote.
Another user shared a similar experience. "I was about to fall from the same situation and the fall was deep with the scooty riding I wasn't looking front as the road was lonely and side has greenry," he said.
One of the X users, blamed authorities for not putting barricades at the entrance of the bridge. "How can there be access to a flyover that is not completed? How could a car get onto it ? No barriers or blockades ? Blaming GPS/ maps is stupidity, the construction crew should be held responsible, it’s beyond comprehension that a vehicle was allowed onto an incomplete flyover," he commented.
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