Google Maps reveals two ladies collapsed on the street – however all shouldn’t be what it appears
Google Maps users were horrified after Street View appeared to show two women collapsed on a pavement in Warwick, but the supposed disaster ended with laughter
The women lying on the street on Priory Road in Warwick(Image: Google / SWNS)
Google Maps users had a nasty surprise when they spotted what looks like two women collapsed in the street. But the apparent shocking images aren’t quite what they initially feared.
It turns out the scene is nothing more than a perfectly timed prank. Pictures initially show two women sprawled on the pavement on Priory Road in Warwick.
As the Google Street View car continues to track the road, one of the women with blonde hair is seen covering her mouth in shock. Her friend is pictured lying on her back with her mouth open and staring into space while the contents of her bag spills over the pavement.
But another snap taken by the car then shows the woman lying on the ground bursting into laughter. A final shot shows her waving at the Google car as it drove down the road.
The cheeky hoax has been hailed as “genius” by social media users who spotted it over the Bank Holiday weekend. One wrote on Facebook: “If anyone goes drinking this weekend, just don’t go as mad as these two women in Warwick!
“Pace yourself.” Another quipped: “Genius timing for those two.
“A tad concerning the Google car just carried on down the road regardless. Not like they can say they didn’t notice it considering the cameras on board!”
It’s not the first time people have pulled off funny pranks in an effort to be spotted by Google’s cameras. One naughty dog walker previously saw an opportunity to cheekily flash his willy.
An Aussie also pranked Google by following a Street View operator down the road while sticking his middle fingers up at the camera. Last year, however, things took a far less humorous turn when a bloke who was snapped in the buff by a Google Street View car while in his garden was granted a compensation sum after becoming a “laughing stock”.
The incident occurred when a vehicle was capturing images of a small town in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The man’s bare bottom was caught on camera as he stood on his patio, and the pictures were uploaded online for all to see, the Daily Star previously reported.
A judge ended up awarding the embarrassed man £9,000 in compensation, ruling that Google had infringed upon his privacy. The man, a police officer, insisted he was behind a two-metre wall when the 2017 incident took place.
The case caused quite a stir, going viral on social media and making local TV news. Seeking recompense for his humiliation, the man pursued legal action, stating that his role as a policeman made the situation even more mortifying as he became the “butt of jokes”.
However, his initial claim was dismissed the previous year, with the judgement stating it was his own fault for “walking around in inappropriate conditions in the garden of his home”. One judge even remarked that “the only person able to identify who the naked person was, was the actual man”.
Google argued that the wall surrounding his property wasn’t tall enough, and the judge concluded that the “policeman shot himself in the foot” with his actions, according to La Nacion. But the tables eventually turned on appeal, with judges overturning the previous decision and ordering a compensation pay-out of £9,300.
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