Man drives his car into the middle of a river because his GPS said to

You should probably look up from your GPS every now and then.
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Yi Shu Ng
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Talk about instant regret.

This white Hyundai ended up in the middle of the river in Anhui, east China.

The driver told local county police he was merely following his GPS, and did not realise that the dirt path he was on was leading to water:

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Police took about half a day to pull the car out of the water with a truck and bulldozer.

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Users on Weibo were amused, to say the least.

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AirHeadFaith: "Even if you blame Baidu Maps, you can't save the driver's IQ...driving towards the water is just...I have no words."

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LuoLiTaLL: "If you can't drive, fly! Doesn't your car have that function?"

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Kaka_Long: "With an IQ like this, just say goodbye to your car."

[h/t: Shanghaiist]

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Yi Shu Ng

I am an intern with Mashable Asia, focusing on viral news, lifestyle news and feature news in the region.

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