According to the New York Post, a normal delivery in the UK took a perilous turn when an Amazon driver abandoned their vehicle due to rising floods after following GPS directions onto a tidal road.
While trying to go to Foulness Island, a Ministry of Defence property used for weapons testing, the driver crashed into flooding on Sunday, according to UK Coast Guard officers. The Broomway is a centuries-old tidal passage that is extremely dangerous and not intended for automobile use.
According to authorities, the motorist followed navigation instructions incorrectly throughout the approximately six-mile journey, which is often only walkable and requires professional assistance. According to the Coast Guard, at least 100 people are thought to have drowned while trying to traverse the passage over the centuries, even though no deaths have been reported recently.
In a statement, officials stated that only a guide familiar with the mud flats should walk the Broomway route, which is off-limits to cars.
“On MOD property, it is a very dangerous place that is only accessible when the barrier is open and the fire ranges are not in use.”
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According to BBC News, the Broomway was last associated with a recorded death in 1919.
The driver had no choice but to leave the van as the tide began to rise. According to officials, a nearby farmer later assisted in recovering the car. There were no reported injuries and no identification of the driver.
Amazon stated it is looking into the situation in a statement to the Telegraph.
A traveler who was traveling from Buxar to Delhi last year shared their terrifying experience on social media, describing how their unquestioning trust in the mapping application almost resulted in catastrophe.
In the event, someone went off the highway and onto an unpaved road after following directions from Google Maps. They followed the path, trusting the directions, until they came to the edge of a pond, where the navigation system, incredibly, told them to dive right in. Luckily, the traveler saw the danger ahead of time and did not drive into the pond.
There was a similar incident in December 2024. Three companions barely avoided death when their car dropped fifteen feet onto the dry bed of the Kalapura Canal near Bareilly. According to the report, Divyanshu, a resident of Kanpur, was traveling with two friends to a wedding in Pilibhit when Google Maps sent them into a dangerous canal track close to Kalapura hamlet.
When the Tata Tiago hit a broken bridge, it lost control and flipped into the dry canal. Fortunately, none of the occupants were seriously hurt, and the car was retrieved by locals with the help of the police and a JCB machine.
