Four visitors from Hyderabad close-shaved when the app sent the automobile into a Kerala creek

When a vehicle driven by four visitors from Hyderabad plunged into a creek in Kuruppanthara, they miraculously escaped. The motorist was using a GPS software. The gang was leaving Munnar and heading towards Alappuzha.

A rope and pulley was used, but unsuccessfully, to move the automobile to the banks by workers at a neighboring lumber mill. Later, a crane was used to haul the automobile in the direction of the banks.

KOTTAYAM: Early on Saturday morning, four visitors from Hyderabad had a fortunate escape when the vehicle they were driving—which was being directed by a GPS app—fell into a creek near Kuruppanthara. The four passengers in the collision, which occurred around 2:30 in the morning, all survived unharmed.

The passengers in the automobile were Tuafeeq, Yashwanth, Madan, and Abhirami, all locals of Hyderabad.

The gang was leaving Munnar and traveling to Alappuzha. Later, the automobile was rescued by police with the assistance of locals. The party was using a navigation app, and it directed the car towards the stream rather than recommending that it follow the road on the right side of the ghat to reach Alappuzha, which is how the automobile ended up in the stream.

Yashwanth said that they were visiting Ooty, Munnar, and Alappuzha. Their late-night travel was challenging due to the severe downpours and waterlogging on the route. "The map showed the way towards the ghat and not the actual route," he said. Even though they were driving the automobile extremely slowly, they could tell they were in serious danger when the front wheels sank into the stream. The car was completely into the stream before they could do anything. The stream's water level has increased as a result of the ongoing rainfall.

The power windows continued to work even if the doors were stuck since the battery connection was still in place.

Using the rear windows, the four of them exited the vehicle and swam to safety. As soon as they stepped out of the automobile, powerful currents quickly took the car 100 meters away.

At the sound, workers at a neighboring lumber mill raced to investigate. Their plan to use a rope and pulley to raise the automobile to the banks failed. In the morning, a crane was finally used to drag the automobile in the direction of the banks.

In the meanwhile, locals said that mishaps often occur here. The locals have long demanded that safety measures be put in place, including posting notice boards informing cars.