WATCH: Platform Collapses Into Burial Hole As Pallbearers Carry Casket

A grieving family is speaking out after pallbearers fell into the grave while carrying the casket of their loved one in North Philadelphia. The platform above the burial site collapsed right from under their feet. The pallbearers were carrying Benjamin Aviles to his final resting spot. As they began to lay down the casket, video shows the platform above the burial site collapse and send the men plunging into the burial hole. (From YouTube video)

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