Corpse on way to funeral home flies out of van in multi-car pile-up involving horse

dailystar.co.uk:

serious pile-up.The odd incident happened in New Jersey, and involved five cars.The body was being transported from a hospital to a funeral home on Friday (March 25) when it fell out of the Honda Odyssey van which became caught up in the accident.The Paramus Police Department said that the body was wrapped in a sheet on a stretcher, but was thankfully unscathed in the crash.

It happened when a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer crashed into the back end of a Jeep Wranger, the Daily Voice reports.Three people ended up in hospital, but nobody was seriously injured.The horse in the trailer was also unhurt, and was spotted having a wonderful time eating grass on the side of the road before it was picked up by another trailer shortly afterwards.The driver of the white Jeep was Brittany Garabedian.She said: “'It always comes to a dead stop by the Garden State Plaza (the area where the crash happened).“I have a habit of looking in my rear-view after I brake, and I saw a trailer flying and not slowing down.“At that second everything happened - loud tires screeching with boom, boom, boom and boom!“'I was hit so hard my rear glass ended up on the hood of the Jeep.“I hit my head and nose so hard on the steering wheel I couldn't move or get out to help anyone else.“It felt like a dream - very scary.“The EMTs and paramedics were so helpful.”Ms Garabedian was taken to hospital, but suffered only minor injuries.Others on the scene were offered medical attention, but declined.No details on who the corpse was or how the person died have been given. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here .