In an incident as surreal as it is shocking, a coffin was brazenly hijacked in broad daylight on a South African road, leaving Mzansi both horrified and perplexed. A video of the bizarre crime has since gone viral, amassing over 1.7 million views and sparking heated debate online.
The unsettling footage, shared on TikTok by user @coach.champ3, captures the moment a group of hijackers attacked an undertaker. The victim is forced to the ground and kicked before the perpetrators flee with the coffin. The clip, which includes @coach.champ3’s tongue-in-cheek caption, “Only in South Africa,” quickly gained traction, adding to South Africa’s growing archive of jaw-dropping viral moments.
Watch the video below:
Reactions to the video have been a mix of disbelief, humour, and outrage. TikTok user @D.mpleee hun22 exclaimed, “What! Did they just steal a dead body? SA mara?” Another commenter, @Nghoosen, remarked, “This cannot be real, but we live in South Africa.” Others, like Marli Pieters, questioned the grim implications: “What do they want from that dead body? People still think it’s funny—wow. Not even a joke.” Amid the humour-laden responses, @Havan quipped, “I want to be as focused on my future as this guy with the blue bag.”
While the motives behind the hijacking remain unclear, the crime has sparked widespread curiosity and concern. Social media users are questioning what the hijackers hoped to achieve with the coffin—whether it was for financial gain, ritualistic purposes, or something else entirely.
This latest incident adds to the country’s infamous list of unexpected viral moments, highlighting South Africa’s unique blend of humuor and resilience in the face of the absurd. As the video continues to circulate online, one thing is clear: in Mzansi, truth often proves stranger than fiction
