Video Captures Shocking Moment Pallbearer Falls on Coffin After It’s Lowered into Grave
- A video from a Kenyan burial has gone viral, capturing a moment that left both mourners and netizens stunned
- Six pallbearers, dressed in black suits, white shirts, gloves, and capes, were in the process of lowering the coffin into the grave when the unexpected incident occurred
- The moment sparked a mix of shock, humour, and superstition online, with many speculating about what might have gone wrong
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A video of a funeral in Kenya circulating on social media has left netizens stunned.
Source: Facebook
The viral clip shows six pallbearers dressed in full black suits, white shirts, white gloves, and capes.
What happened at Kenyan burial?
Three stood on each side of the grave, carefully lowering the coffin of the deceased.
One of them could be heard confirming whether the casket had been placed correctly. Moments later, however, one of the lowering straps on his side snapped.
The coffin dropped heavily into the grave, and one pallbearer fell in after it, landing head-first on top of the casket.
He then sat up on the coffin, holding onto the lowering device bars as his colleagues and mourners rushed to help.
They pulled him out by the hands while the master of ceremonies attempted to calm the crowd and explain the incident.
“Sorry, very sorry. This is a small accident. Sorry, my brother. Seems the lowering strap wasn’t tied properly on his side or it stretched too much. This is just bad luck,” he explained.
Source: Facebook
Netizens express mixed reactions
Austine Obar:
Bad omen,a ritual must,and must be done...or else something strange is going to happen to the man..take hid."
Gash Gash:
“He will be fine. Just a small accident, this one.”
Rebxbeckie Singergal:
“Accident? He wasn’t even holding it, just relying on the others’ strength.”
Kats Lisa KatsAngi:
“Maybe he had beef with the deceased. Very strange and scary.”
Rencruz Msa Bae:
“If ‘kucheka kwa matanga’ was a person, God, hold me please. I didn’t mean to laugh, I swear.”
Selestine Makokha Opame:
“Bisirani, don’t go there if you’ve eyed the eye of mkufiiii. Either way.”
Jane Ongiri:
"Sometimes the dead do not want to go alone to the afterlife. Wanatakanga a partner in the next world."
Did Busia man die after falling into grave?
In other news, TUKO.co.ke reported that villagers in Budalang’i, Busia county, were left reeling in shock after a man fell into a grave during a burial ceremony.
Mourners had gathered around the gravesite, with church members singing and dancing before the deceased was laid to rest.
The victim, who was one of the drummers, collapsed and rolled into the grave. He was later pronounced dead.
How did coffin burst open during burial in Bungoma?
TUKO.co.ke also reported that mourners at a funeral ceremony in Chebich village, Bungoma, were left stunned after a coffin overturned mid-ceremony.
A video showed mourners screaming and scattering in confusion as the incident unfolded, while the master of ceremonies called for security.
The commotion reportedly arose after two families disputing over who should bury the deceased got into an argument.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
