Polish funeral home apologizes after corpse falls from hearse into traffic – blaming ‘unexpected technical failure’

A funeral home has apologized after a body fell from a hearse and into traffic.

The Hades Funeral Service, in Stalowa Wola, southeastern Poland, was transporting the body when a “technical failure” in the vehicle’s lock caused the body to fall unexpectedly.

Polish media reported that a man driving down the street thought he had run over someone after seeing a body in the road.

Meanwhile, the image of the corpse lying on a pedestrian crossing where it had fallen was widely shared by local media.

Hades Funeral Service has since posted a statement on its website to apologize for the incident.

In the photo, the corpse lying on a white-striped crosswalk, where it fell from the hearse

The Hades Funeral Service in Stalowa Wola, southeastern Poland, attributed a “technical failure” to the vehicle’s lock.

It says: ‘It is with deep regret that we inform you that, as a result of an unexpected technical failure of the hearse’s rear door electric lock, an unfortunate incident occurred during the transport of the body of a deceased person, which does not reflect the high standards of our enterprise.

“We admit our mistake and take full responsibility for what happened.

“Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased, who we informed immediately after the incident.

“We remain in constant contact with the family of the deceased, offering all possible support.

“Our most important goal is to help families through the most difficult times in their lives, and this situation is deeply moving for us and our entire team is deeply affected by it.

‘We will do everything we can to ensure this type of incident does not happen again in the future.’

The company also said the hearse was driven by an experienced employee with several years of experience.

They also said they wanted to apologize to anyone who was upset by the incident.

“We have taken immediate action to ensure this does not happen again,” the statement added, “including a full technical inspection of our vehicles and additional training for our staff.”