A corpse fell out of a hearse in traffic while en route to its destination on Friday, upsetting drivers and the family of the dead. The funeral home, in Stalowa Wola, Poland, issued an apology. A technical problem with the hearse was blamed.

A corpse has fallen out of a hearse into traffic due to an “unexpected technical failure”. The funeral home in Poland has been forced to apologise after the awful incident that became clear after a driver in an oncoming car realised a body was lying on the road.

A funeral home in Poland had to apologize after a corpse it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic.

A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic.

Local media published an image of the corpse lying on a white striped pedestrian crossing where it tumbled out of the hearse.