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Daily Mirror
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Shivali Best

Google Maps Street View snaps strange photo of 'secret' six-wheeled Land Rover

It’s one of the most popular navigational apps around, and now Google Maps has snapped a picture of a rather unique car.

The Google Maps Street View camera appears to have spotted a six-wheeled Land Rover in Toronto.

The bizarre photo was spotted by eagle-eyed Reddit user Zegorn, and is likely the result of a perfectly-timed glitch.

Zegorn wrote: “Secret new 6-wheeled Land Rover sighted “, alongside a winking face.

One user replied: “That’s one of the cleanest glitches I’ve seen, almost looks real.”


Google Maps app (LightRocket via Getty Images)

Glitches like this are fairly common on Google Maps Street View.

Google Maps creates the images by stitching together the 360 -degree image sets submitted by users, meaning small errors can easily occur.

For example, a mysterious ‘ghost’ couple was spotted on Google Maps last year, wandering the streets of Quebec.

The ‘ghosts’ were seen walking along Rue Saint Jean Baptiste, and appeared to have translucent bodies.

The woman was seen wearing a jacket, jeans and sunglasses, and walked alongside a male companion.

Thankfully, there’s an explanation for the ‘ghosts’.

The eerie appearance is due to a photography glitch, which meant that the couple weren’t fully pictured by the Google Maps Car.

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