India, Aug. 27 -- Four members of a family were killed and one remains missing after a van carrying nine people, reportedly following direction on Google Map, was swept away into the Banas River in Rajasthan on Tuesday.

Five members managed to save themselves by climbing onto the van, while four others drowned in the river. "The van, while following directions on Google Maps, reached the Sompi-Uperda bridge, which has been closed for the past three years. Due to the strong river current, the van was swept off the bridge," a police officer said.

The family, residents of Kanakheda village in Chittorgarh, was returning from Sawai Bhoj Temple in Bhilwara when they lost their way around 1 am. "Google Maps directed them towards the closed bri...