Dead end road: Resident in an upmarket Melbourne suburb finds a COFFIN left out on the street

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A coffin has been left out for rubbish collection in a wealthy Melbourne suburb.

The wooden coffin, with metal plating, was left in Toorak, in Melbourne's south-east, among other household items including a couch.

The metal plating was left blank and was filled with plastic, according to Seven News

A coffin has been left out for rubbish collection in a wealthy Melbourne suburb

Toorak is a wealthy suburb with a median house price of $4.4million.

Social media users were left in stitches at the bizarre sighting, and revealed the coffin has been claimed.

The other rubbish it was with remains.  

'It will save someone money if they need one,' one person commented on social media.

Another said: 'Quite shocking to see a coffin left out for hard rubbish collection!'

One joker couldn't miss an opportunity to make other social media users laugh.

The wooden coffin, with metal plating, was left in Toorak, in Melbourne's south-east, among other household items such as a couch

The person commented: 'That's mine. I woke from the dead and don't need it yet.'

Others chose to see coffin as a political statement instead.

One person said: 'It's probably representing the state of Victoria under Dan Andrews.'

Toorak resident in an upmarket Melbourne suburb finds a COFFIN left out for collection in the street