[WATCH] Pallbearers Fall Into Gave In North Philadelphia

A grieving family is speaking out after pallbearers fell into the grave while carrying the casket of their loved ones in North Philadelphia.

The platform above the burial site collapsed right under their feet. The pallbearers were carrying Benjamin Aviles to his final resting spot. The pallbearers began to lay down the casket, and in the video you can see the platform above the burial site collapse and send the men plunging into the burial hole.

Visitors said that the men that were plunged into the hole all suffered injuries. The injuries happened mostly to their legs, hands, and back. Aviles son suffered the worst of it. “The casket lay on top of him, and he was out like a light with his face in the mud,” Aviles stepdaughter stated.

She and her family blame Greenmount Cemetery and the Rodriguez Funeral home, which has no relation to the family, for what she calls subpar conditions for a burial. “The whole thing was trembling,” she said. “It was wobbly, the wood was all wet and soaked.”

Both the funeral home and cemetery had no comment on the situation. Fortunately, it seems none of the injuries are considered serious and all involved are expected to be okay.

[WATCH] Pallbearers Fall Into Grave In North Philadelphia was originally published on rnbphilly.com