WATCH: Convoy escorting dead body drives against traffic, motorcyclist kicks and breaks car’s side mirror

For most Indonesians, it is imperative that the deceased be buried as soon as possible after they pass away, in accordance to Islamic custom. This has led to innumerable instances of vehicles escorting dead bodies driving dangerously in their rush to get to a cemetery.

Yesterday, a video showing such an incident in Makassar, South Sulawesi went viral. In it, a woman who was driving her car filmed a convoy of motorcycles escorting a dead body driving the wrong way and into her lane (her driving and filming using her phone at the same time is obviously a violation in itself, but that’s another matter).

Towards the end of the short clip, one motorcyclist can be seen raising his leg and kicking the woman’s side view mirror, breaking it.

Barusan mobil saya sengaja di tabrak oleh motor yang sedang arak arakan mau mengantar jenazah. Lokasi di urip sumoharjo, Makassar. Korban bukan cuma mobil saya, tapi mobil di depan saya juga (mobil juke) ikut di tendang sama si pelaku. Jadi pelaku tersebut tidak menggunakan helm dan melawan arus lalulintas, spion saya sengaja ditendang sampai hancur. Kebetulan saya sedang merekam kejadian tersebut jadi ada bukti. Bukan yang gimana gimana sih, kok saya kecewa & geram ya ada orang kaya begini. Mau nganter jenazah harus banget buru-buru? Harus banget nendang mobil orang? Saya seorang Muslim, tapi setau saya tidak ada dalil yang mengajarkan seseorang harus berlaku demikian sewaktu mengantar jenazah. Mau nganter jenazah atau mau begal orang ya? . . Siapapun kalian, orang berkendara pun harus punya tatakrama ya, gabisa asal-asalan bikin aturan semaunya begitu. . . Bikin jalanan aja sendiri mas kalo emang gabisa ikutin aturan yang ada. . Saya bener bener pengen tindak lanjuti orang orang yang seperti ini. Sangat sangat sangat merugikan orang lain. #Makassar #infokejadianmakassar #lalulintas #lalulintasmakassar #polresmakassar #makassarinfo #makassarinfoid #jakarta #indonesia #makassarcity #makassarnews #jogja #infojogja #begal #infolalulintas #info #seputarmakassar #makassarphoto #makassartrip #polisi #polisiindonesia #kapoldasulsel #kapoldamakassar #polrestabes #infia_fact #fordindonesia #celebes #sulawesiselatan #nusantara #instanusantara

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“Must people escorting a dead body be in such a rush? Must they kick someone else’s car? I’m Muslim, but to my knowledge there’s no teaching allowing people to act like that. Do you want to escort a dead body or do you want to assault people?” the user wrote in the caption.

The South Sulawesi Police later confirmed that the incident occurred, and that the convoy actually damaged another car during their drive to the cemetery.

“They must still obey the law. Therefore, in the future, dead bodies should be escorted by police officers, not motorcyclists,” said South Sulawesi Police Spokesperson Dicky Sondani, as quoted by Detik yesterday.

The police have neither identified the people in the convoy nor the motorcyclist that kicked the side view mirror.