July 28, 2025

Woman drives car into ditch while using Google Maps for directions; rescued

A woman took a wrong turn and drove her high-end car into a ditch in Navi Mumbai while following directions on Google Maps and was later rescued, police said on Sunday (July 27, 2025).

The incident took place at around 1 a.m. on Friday (July 25, 2025)in Belapur area of Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township.

The woman, who was the sole occupant of the Audi car, instead of taking the Bay bridge, took a wrong turn after being guided by Google Maps and reached Dhruvtara Jetty, and the vehicle fell into a ditch, a Belapur police official said.

After being alerted, police reached the spot.

The police, with the help of a marine security team, their boat and local authorities, later rescued the woman, the official said.

The woman, who runs a salon business in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar area, was heading home to Ulwe from Belapur in her car when the incident occurred, the official said.

Published - July 27, 2025 02:42 pm IST

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