Shocking photos show seven bodies, in the open back of a pick-up truck in Philadelphia, which were transported from a local hospital to the medical examiner's office Sunday. The cause of death of the deceased is not known at this time.
The Philadelphia Department of Health confirmed the incident and the number of bodies in the truck. "The transportation of the bodies in that manner is a breach of protocol," said James Garrow, spokesman for the Department of Public Health."The Medical Examiner's Office regularly works with hospitals throughout Philadelphia to ensure that bodies are treated with the utmost dignity and respect," Garrow told CNN on behalf of the Medical Examiner's Office.
DOH spokesman Garrow confirmed that these pictures are, to the best of his knowledge, of the incident."Upon learning of this incident, Einstein immediately launched an investigation to understand all the details related to this matter," a spokesman for Albert Einstein Healthcare Network told CNN."As a result of that investigation, we swiftly ended our contract with the funeral home responsible for this occurrence.
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