TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP IN A DEAD WAIT
7th December 2000, Page 24
7th December 2000
Page 24
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Human Interest
These days you never know what's going to fall off the back of a lorry. Motorists in Manchester's rush hour traffic certainly got a fright when a coffin slid out of the back of a van onto the road and the van drove off.
As the goose bumps took hold no one would go near the coffin. We thought we should do something but we weren't sure if someone was inside it," said Alan Cardwell, who was working nearby. "We're big lads, but we all got a bit squeamish about going near it."
Fortunately, spirits were soon lifted as the driver, from Leech's Funeral Services in Manchester, returned with a colleague to retrieve his cargo. It turns out that Alan and co had nothing to fear because the coffin was empty. Dr so we are told...