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.

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.

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

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

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.

SHAH ALAM - Three men died after Google Maps led their car onto a partially constructed bridge in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India on Sunday. The vehicle plunged off the incomplete Ramganga River Bridge,

Google staff are being investigated over a Global Positioning System (GPS) failure that led a family to drive off an unfinished bridge, resulting in three deaths. Local media reported that four engineers and a Google Maps official were being questioned following the deaths of three men who drove onto an under-construction bridge in Uttar Pradesh,