Open trailer transporting corpses gets stuck on M1
A trailer transporting more than two dozen corpses has
caused a traffic jam on the M1 highway.
The trailer's wheel came off.
The Johannesburg MMC of Public Safety, Michael Sun, says JMPD officers responded to the scene and made the shocking discovery.
They found 16 adult and 26 stillborn bodies.
BREAKING: JMPD attending to a broken down trailer on M1 near Smith Rd, its beleived 16 adult & 26 still born bodies were been transported. pic.twitter.com/c8Ll8mDhmp
— Michael Sun (@MichaelSun168) November 15, 2017
Our officers where shocked to have discovered 42 corpses on an open trailer being ferried allegedly from Charlotte Maxheke Hospital to Oulifantvlie Cemetery to be buried. pic.twitter.com/ZSo4zrH3z0
— Jo'burg Metro Police (@JMPDSafety) November 15, 2017
Sun says the driver could not produce the necessary documents to transport the bodies.
The Gauteng Health Department says a private undertaker was transporting the bodies from Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital to Olifantsvlei Cemetery for pauper’s burials.
"No injuries were reported and the bodies are still intact," says provincial health spokesperson Lesemang Matuka.
He says: "The department will launch an investigation to establish why the bodies were transported in an open trailer.”
This is a developing story. More details to follow.