SatNav directs car into church

A 76-year-old British pensioner and his wife drove into the side of a church in Germany - after following instructions from their satellite navigation system.

The couple spent the night in hospital with minor injuries after their car's GPS system developed a fault and directed them to turn right, reports the Metro.

Despite there being no road, the couple still turned off the country lane and ploughed straight into a rural village church close to the Austrian border.

The crash saw the Renault written off completely and caused £21,500-worth of repairs to the church.

A police spokeswoman from the nearby town of Immenstadt described the couple as 'confused', adding: "They didn't notice that the navigation system was faulty."