Crash sees corpse fly from funeral van, horse standing in traffic, New Jersey cops say

A surreal car crash in northern New Jersey saw a corpse ejected from the back of a van — followed by a horse wandering through traffic.

It happened the afternoon of Friday, March 25, on Route 17 in Paramus, according to the Paramus Police Department. The city is about 20 miles north of Newark.

Multiple vehicles were involved, police say.

“During the crash — which involved a horse trailer and a funeral home livery vehicle — an ejection of mortal remains occurred,” police said.

“Three people were hospitalized with none of the injuries being reported as serious.”

The horse survived the crash and was later seen waiting patiently for a ride on the side of the road.

Photos from the scene show at least three vehicles were involved. Among them was the pickup and its trailer, which collided with the back of a funeral van that had its windows cloaked.

The van’s rear compartment sustained major damage, and photos show a gurney tumbled onto the ground, eventually coming to a stop alongside the pickup.

Investigators did not provide details of where the corpse was found or what started the chain-reaction of crashes.

This story was originally published March 29, 2022 at 8:12 AM with the headline "Crash sees corpse fly from funeral van, horse standing in traffic, New Jersey cops say."