"This is Traumatizing": Coffin Hijacked in Broad Daylight on a Road in South African, Mzansi Reacts

"This is Traumatizing": Coffin Hijacked in Broad Daylight on a Road in South African, Mzansi Reacts

  • A coffin was caught on camera being hijacked on a road in Mzansi, shocking many online
  • The video has since gone viral on social media, garnering over 1.7 million views along with thousands of likes and comments
  • South Africans reacted to the clip, flooding the comments section to share their thoughts

A bizarre video capturing a coffin being hijacked on a road in South Africa has left social media users shocked.

A TikTok video shows a coffin being hijacked in broad daylight in South Africa.
A coffin was hijacked in broad daylight in South Africa in a TikTok video. Image: South_Agency and Philippe Lissac/Godong.
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Coffin hijacked in the middle of the road in SA

The unusual scene happened in broad daylight and has quickly gone viral, sparking countless online reactions.

In a clip shared by TikTok user @coach.champ3, the alleged hijacking is showcased as the undertaker is seen placed on the ground, kicked, and robbed by the hijackers, who then took hold of the coffin and ran off with it.

The video quickly gained massive traction on TikTok, amassing over 1.7 million views within a day of its publication and sparking an enormous buzz among people, with some questioning the motives behind such a peculiar crime. While @coach.champ3 made a light-hearted joke, as he took to his caption saying:

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"Only in South Africa."

The viral footage continues to spark conversation online, adding yet another quirky incident to Mzansi's social media hall of fame.

Watch the video below:

Mzansi reacts to a stolen casket video

South Africans were stunned by the TikTok clip of the coffin being hijacked and took to the comments section to express their thoughts.

D.mpleee hun22 said:

"What! Did they just steal a dead body SA mara."

Nghoosen expressed:

"This cannot be real, but we live in South Africa."

Marli pieters wrote:

"What do they want from that dead body? People still think it is funny, wow. Not even a joke."

Havan shared:

"I want to be too focused on my future like this guy with a blue bag."

Deputy president commented:

"Lol, this must be acting."

Antony simply said:

"South Africa is a movie. Even the dead can be robbed."

Men drop casket at funeral

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Briefly News previously reported that funerals are sad events where mourners get to say their final goodbyes to their loved one who died.

The anxiety of a casket dropping or a car crashing is at the back of one’s mind as the thought of never seeing the deceased again reels in your mind. Death is the most certain thing that all humans have to go through after birth, yet it is the most uncomfortable and shocking event.

Source: Briefly News

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Johana Mukandila (Editor) Johana Tshidibi Mukandila has been a Human Interest Reporter at Briefly News since 2023. She holds a national diploma in journalism from the Cape Peninsula University Of Technology (2023). She has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, PAICTA, BONA Magazine and Albella Music Production. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at the CPUT. She has passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. Reach her at johana.mukandila@briefly.co.za