In a twist that proves even the Golden Arches can have a dark side, a 69-year-old Nebraska grandfather named Michael Dickinson turned a routine McDonald’s run into the ultimate “freak accident” extravaganza. Just days before Christmas, while reaching out his car door to pay for what was probably an Egg McMuffin or a festive McRib, his vehicle decided to play pinball—with him as the ball. Pinned between the door and the payment window like a human panini press, poor Michael met his end in the most ironically inconvenient way possible. Moral of the story: Next time, just use Apple Pay, folks—your Big Mac isn’t worth becoming one.

Nebraska grandfather killed in ‘freak accident’ at McDonald’s drive-thru