WATCH: Pallbearers fall into grave with coffin as ground gives in
Several suffered serious injuries.
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CapeTalk’s Clarence Ford catches up on the latest viral stories with Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman.
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A burial in Philadelphia ended with several injured, after the ground caved in under them.
Pallbearers fell into the burial hole with the casket, after the wooden platform collapsed.
The family blames the Greenmount Cemetery and the Rodriguez Funeral Home.
“It is a foundation that you are digging... now the coffin’s got to go in there. People are standing around it and putting weight on the edges.”
– Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor – Primedia
A devastating scene unfolded in North Philadelphia as a video recorded a burial taking a horrific turn. While pallbearers were lowering Benjamin Aviles’ casket into the grave, the supporting platform unexpectedly collapsed, causing the casket and the men to tumble into the pit.… pic.twitter.com/7FsYui7xQV
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