Driver of hearse dies on way to funeral

A HEARSE driver on her way to a funeral was found dead in the vehicle in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, with the coffin in the back.

Lt Lincoln Hoshino of Beverly Hills police said authorities were alerted that a woman’s body was slumped over the driving seat of the hearse, which had been parked near the Beverly Hills Hotel at about 3pm yesterday.

Lt Hoshino said the investigation was in its early stages but the woman appeared to have died of natural causes, with no weapons or evidence of violence discovered.

The woman’s relatives have not been notified yet and her identity has not been released.

Police could not immediately say to what funeral home or cemetery where the body was being sent.