Funeral home apologizes after body falls out of hearse onto busy road

STARGARD, Poland (WKRC) - A funeral home had to apologize after a corpse it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic.

The Hades Funeral Service in Poland came under fire when a driver was surprised by a white sheet fluttering onto his car window, only to push it away to see a body lying in the road.

The driver initially believed he hit the person, who was crumpled in the middle of a crosswalk. A photo of the body circulated around local media, forcing the funeral home to take accountability.

"It is with deep regret that we inform you that as a result of an unexpected technical failure of the electric tailgate lock in the hearse, during the transport of the body of the deceased, an unfortunate event occurred which does not reflect the high standards of our company, our deep empathy towards the families of the deceased, and the respect we always show to the deceased," Hades Funeral Service wrote in a statement on their website.

No other information, including the identity of the decedent, has been released.