CANACONA
Blindly relying on Google maps while driving can be disastrous and one inter-State motorist ended up driving over five steps of the church compound in Chaudi-Canacona on Saturday evening.
According to sources, the Telangana-registered car got stuck on the compound steps of St Thereza of Jesus Church at Chaudi, after the driver drove his car over the steps in a bid to proceed to the main road.
St Theresa of Jesus Church is located right by the side of the NH66 highway at Chaudi and the church compound has access to the highway, but it is from the right-side of the church.
“I followed the directions from Google maps to reach the main road,” the driver reportedly informed the surprised onlookers.
According to sources, the car was first seen parked at the old bus-stand in Chaudi and from there, the motorist took the narrow road behind the municipal garden which goes parallel to the NH66 towards the north, then wrongly following the Google announced locations, and entered the church compound, before proceeding on the steps to come back on the main road (NH66).
On realising that the car had got stranded on the church steps, a few locals gathered and helped push the car back into the compound. The motorist was then guided to access the main road, and proceed on towards Margao.
