A multi-vehicle crash on Friday took a flip for the weird as a result of involvement of a horse trailer and a van that was headed to a funeral dwelling.

The pile-up occurred at round 3:45 p.m. on New Jersey's Route 17 South in Paramus, in accordance with the Day by day Voice. Among the many people concerned, three suffered minor accidents and wanted to be taken to the hospital for therapy.

One specific automobile occupant suffered no accidents within the midst of the chaos, since they have been already lifeless. A Honda Odyssey en path to a funeral dwelling from a close-by hospital was concerned within the crash. Consequently, a corpse that was wrapped in a sheet on a stretcher behind the automotive was ejected onto the road, the Paramus Police reported on Fb.

Fortunately, the physique suffered no harm and was picked up by a distinct automobile that continued on to the funeral dwelling, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg advised the Day by day Voice.

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The crash started when a pickup truck hauling the horse trailer rear-ended a Jeep Wrangler as site visitors got here to a stand-still. It's unclear presently what brought on the pickup driver to crash into the opposite automobile.

"It all the time involves a lifeless cease by the Backyard State Plaza," mentioned Brittany Garabedian, who was the motive force of the Jeep, in accordance with the Day by day Voice. "I've a behavior of wanting in my rearview after I brake, and I noticed a trailer flying and never slowing down. At that second all the things occurred—loud tires screeching with BOOM BOOM BOOM AND BOOM."

The horse within the trailer was unhurt within the accident, Ehrenberg reported. The animal's handler took it to the aspect of the street to get away from the chaos and eat some grass whereas the state of affairs was dealt with.

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A lifeless physique en path to a funeral dwelling and a horse trailer have been concerned in a multi-car pile-up crash on Friday. Above, a representational picture of police tape close to the scene of a automotive crash.John Lamparski/Getty Pictures

Garabedian mentioned that she hit her head and nostril on the steering wheel on account of the accident, leaving her unable to get out and assist anybody, in accordance with the Day by day Voice. She was later confirmed to have suffered a concussion, amongst different accidents. Her Jeep was hit so onerous, she defined, the damaged glass from her rear window ended up on the hood.

"It felt like a dream," she mentioned. "Very scary. The EMTs and paramedics have been so useful."

A number of different people concerned within the pile-up have been tended to by first responders and refused additional medical consideration.

Newsweek reached out to the Paramus Police Division for a remark or replace on this story.