A hearse with a body in a coffin in the back crashed into a house.
A tow truck was sent to collect it but the driver was allegedly drunk.
The funeral car driver reportedly lost control on a hill.
The hearse then slammed into the home, causing considerable damage.
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Fortunately, no family members were injured in the smash.
The police arrived at the house in Florencia de San Carlos, Costa Rica, at around 5 pm on Sunday (3 Mar) to deal with the matter.
The hearse driver was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Family members of the corpse being transported in the hearse were called to collect the body.
But when the tow truck arrived at the scene to remove the damaged hearse, the drama didn’t end there.
The police noticed that the operator was allegedly drunk.
A police spokesperson said: “A GMC tow truck arrived, the man, who was driving while intoxicated.
“The traffic unit under the command of Officer Jonathan Aguirre was present at the scene, and took control of the matter.”
The police have yet to disclose the result of the breathalyser test carried out on the tow truck driver.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
