Woman Drove 900 Miles Across Europe As She Followed Broken GPS Instead Of 38 Miles To The Station

Belgian woman started off outside Brussels and ended up in Zagreb, Croatia. 67-year-old was following her sat-nav to go to train station 38 miles away. She continued for 900 miles before realising something was wrong

A Belgian woman took an astonishing 1,800 mile detour through six countries after her car navigation system went wrong. She had intended to drive to Brussels from her home to pick up a friend from the train station - a journey of just 38 miles. But she took a catastrophic wrong turn and eventually ended up 900 miles away in Zagreb, Croatia. Despite crossing five borders and seeing multiple-language traffic signs, she did not stop to question her sat-nav until two days later when she realised that she may not be in Belgium any more. 'I saw all kinds of traffic signs. First in French, then in German - Cologne, Aachen, Frankfurt,' she told a Belgian news website. 'But I didn't ask myself any questions. I was just distracted, so I kept my foot down,' she added.

Police believe she crossed through France, Germany, Austria and Slovenia before finally getting to Croatia. Then she faced another 900 mile journey back to get to her home. By this stage her worried son had reported her missing to police. Officers searched her house and were about to launch a full scale manhunt when she phoned home to say she was in Zagreb.

She told police: 'I didn't really notice anything was wrong until I suddenly arrived in Zagreb and realised that I was no longer in Belgium.'

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Look like this guy had similar situation with his sat-nav directions.