“They Have Lost Their Minds Now”: SA Coffin Send-Off With Car Burnout Leaves Mzansi Divided

• A video from a rural South African community showed a coffin placed on a dirt road during a funeral procession while a red car performed a burnout nearby
• The clip, shared by X user Max on 24 August 2026, quickly spread online after the unusual send-off caught people off guard
• South Africans were divided over whether the spectacle was a fitting tribute or a sign of disrespect for the deceased

A funeral in what appears to be a rural South African community took an unexpected turn when a red car performed a burnout alongside a coffin placed directly on the dirt road, and the footage quickly drew strong reactions online.

X user Max, @MaxNomaNini, posted the clip on 24 August 2026. The video shows a large crowd of mourners gathered along an unpaved road, with the words "RIP CHICO" visible on the casket itself. As the procession continued, a red car began drifting and spinning nearby, sending smoke into the air in what appeared to be a send-off gesture.

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The post spread rapidly, with many South Africans questioning whether the spectacle crossed a line.

Divided reactions to "Chico's" send-off

For some viewers, the scene was difficult to watch. The idea of using burnouts and road stunts as part of a funeral was seen as disrespectful to both the deceased and the occasion. Others felt the moment was simply the community's way of honouring someone they loved, even if it looked chaotic from the outside.

Max himself was not without an opinion. When a viewer asked if there was actually a body inside the coffin, he confirmed there was, adding "imagine haibo" to express his own disbelief. He also responded to a comment about normalising reckless behaviour at funerals by agreeing:

"100% yerr I hate that saying so much."

View the X video below:

Mzansi reacts to the funeral video

South Africans on the page did not hold back:

@drmphoza9:

"We normalise nonsense in the name of the deceased liked this or that 🚮"

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@she_JD14:

"There is a deceased person in there or? 😳"

@Charlie210000:

"That time you are ready to go and meet your maker, these clowns 🤡 are doing these foolish circus stunts 😢"

@MaxNomaNini replied:

"You'll arrive in heaven dizzy yerrr"

@FollowMakhi:

"Sebeyahlanya ngampela manje" [They have completely lost their minds now]

More Briefly News stories on funerals

• A South African funeral procession on a rural dirt road went viral after viewers were stunned by an unusual butterfly-themed hearse carrying the casket.
• A funeral in Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape, left Mzansi stunned after women took on traditionally male roles during the ceremony, challenging cultural gender norms.
• A young man who married a 76-year-old widow for her fortune was stunned when her lawyer handed him a letter after her funeral revealing a hidden family secret.

Source: Briefly News