(Photos) South African Chief buried in his Mercedes Benz.

A South African political chief, Tshekede Pitso has been laid to rest in his favourite Mercedes Benz, which he acquired two years ago.

According to his niece, Sefora(49) said that it was the wish of her uncle to be buried in his favourite car.

Late Pitso was a political chief who belonged to the United Democratic Movement(UDM) in an Eastern cape of South Africa, Jozanashrek to be precise.

Pitso was buried in his 1980s E500 Mercedes Benz with his hands on the car steering and a seat belt over his body.