A Polish funeral home apologizes after a body fell out of a hearse into traffic, blaming an “unexpected technical glitch”

A funeral home has apologized after a body fell from a hearse and ended up in traffic.

Hades Funeral Service in Stalowa Wola, south-eastern Poland, was transporting the body when a “technical fault” with the car’s lock caused the body to suddenly fall out.

Polish media reported that a man driving down the street thought he had hit someone after seeing a body on the road.

Meanwhile, local media widely circulated an image of a corpse lying on the pedestrian crossing where he fell.

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

In the photo, a corpse lies on a white-striped pedestrian crossing where a hearse fell out.

Hades Funeral Service in Stalowa Wola in south-eastern Poland blamed a “technical fault” on the car’s lock.

It reads: “It is with deep regret that we inform you that as a result of an unexpected technical malfunction of the electric rear door latch of the hearse, while transporting the body of a deceased person, an accident occurred that does not reflect the high standards of our company.

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

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

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

“Our most important goal is to help families get through the most difficult times of their lives, and this situation touches us deeply and it touches our entire team deeply.

“We will do everything we can to ensure incidents like this do not happen again in the future.”

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

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

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