Late for your own funeral? Moment hearse carrying a casket speeds past a slow-moving minibus in Ireland
- Tom Bourke posted footage from car travelling behind a coffin-bearing hearse
- Despite the precious cargo the driver pulls out and overtakes a slow minibus
- Video was recorded near Spanish Point in County Clare, Republic of Ireland
A motorist has captured the bizarre sight of a hearse sharply overtaking a minibus on a country road – while carrying a casket.
The footage shows the hearse driver apparently in a hurry as he speeds up to pass the slow-moving vehicle near Spanish Point in County Clare, in the west of Ireland.
In the clip, posted online by Tom Bourke, the hearse is seen driving close to the back of a Clancy’s minibus.
The casket carrier suddenly pulls out into the opposite lane and makes its move to overtake.
It quickly pulls ahead of the Ford Transit van, making a splash as it drives through a puddle on the road.
As the clip comes to an end the driver is shown driving back into the correct lane in front of the minibus.
Footage shows the moment a hearse driver pulls out to into the opposite lane to get past the slow moving minibus near Spanish Point in County Clare, Northern Ireland
The video was posted to TikTok on Tuesday by Mr Bourke who captioned it: ‘Only in Ireland.’
It has since gone viral, receiving more than three million views along with thousands of mostly jokey comments about the hearse driver’s decision to overtake.
‘Someone is dying to get there and someone else died to get there,’ commented Luke.
The clip has since gone viral, receiving over 3 million views and thousands of comments about the hearse driver’s decision to overtake
Kari Okeeffe quipped: ‘He really is late for his own funeral.’
Joanne wrote that she had a similar experience, adding: ‘My granny was cremated in August .. on way to crematorium the hearse did exactly this. We were in the car behind in tears laughing.’
Paul Parry joked that ‘at least he wasn’t undertaking’ the minibus.
Keith Lynch74 commented: ‘To the graveyard James and don’t spare the hearses.’
Tessie Borul said: ‘This is a very grave situation. He is going dead fast.’
Another TikTok user added: ‘Imagine dying twice in a road traffic accident.’
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