Google Maps error guides cars onto under-construction highway; what happened next....

Google Maps is once again in the news for the wrong reasons in India. Two cars crashed in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh after Google Maps allegedly led the drivers onto an under-construction highway. The accident injured six people, with two requiring hospitalization.
Vimlesh Srivastava and Keshav Kumar, residents of Bareilly, were traveling to Mathura's Banke Bihari temple on Friday, December 27 night.After reaching the Sikandra Rau area in Hathras around 10 pm, Google Maps reportedly directed them onto the under-construction Mathura-Bareilly highway. Their car crashed into a mound of mud near Hathras Junction. While the airbags deployed, two passengers were injured.
The victims also blamed local authorities for the accident, saying the lack of reflective signs and indicators on the unfinished road contributed to the crash.
“We were supposed to take the service road but Google Maps directed us onto the highway. The lack of reflective indicators also led to the crash. Local authorities are at fault as well. They should have put up barriers or signages indicating that the road is not ready for use,” Srivastava told Times of India.
In a similar incident, a family from Badaun traveling to Mathura ended up on the same under-construction highway because of incorrect directions from Google Maps. Their car crashed into a mud mound after being guided onto a closed road.
While the police rescued the passengers, the car was badly damaged. Deputy superintendent of police Shyamveer Singh told TOI, “The two cars were involved in accidents after allegedly being misguided by Google Maps. The road is under development and the contractors have been asked to place barriers and reflective signage”.