BMW plunges from unfinished Indonesian tollway following Google Maps directions
A black BMW sedan drove off an incomplete tollway in Gresik, Indonesia after following Google Maps navigation to a road that had not yet opened, falling 10 meters. The incident occurred on April 5, 2025, when the vehicle entered a closed section of the Krian-Bunder tollway that was blocked with concrete barriers but still appeared as an active route on the mapping application.
What happened
A black BMW sedan with license plate P 0805 INI fell 10 meters from the unfinished Krian-Bunder tollway at KM 27 of the KLBM Dr. Wahidin Kebomas section in Gresik on the night of Saturday, April 5, 2025.
The vehicle entered a closed section of the tollway that had not yet been completed or connected after following directions from Google Maps, despite the uncompleted road being blocked with concrete water barriers.
Reported impact
The incident was a single-vehicle accident that resulted in the BMW plunging from the unfinished tollway.
Index analysis
Polres Gresik traffic officials indicated that vehicle users often become lost because of weak internet connectivity affecting routing, or when the application provides alternative routes during heavy traffic that take longer to traverse.
Google Maps provides information on location, route planning, and traffic conditions, but not all roads shown in its routes are accurate, and users have reportedly become lost and died from inaccurate information provided by the application.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.