![]() Highways England reports 11 fatalities on the M6 between 20 alone, as well as some 1,100 separate accidents. The most famous sighting was reported in 1962 by Derek and Norman Ferguson who said they witnessed a chicken flying towards their windscreen before dematerialising, as well as giant cats and a furniture van that also disappeared into the ether.Ĭheshire: The M6 between Crewe and Knutsford Greater Manchester: The A6 at Stockport, near Mersey Squareįor years the A6, which runs between Manchester and Buxton, has been the haunt for a phantom female motorcycling hitchhiker, who thumbs a lift before vanishing into thin air.ĭubbed the ‘most haunted highway in Scotland’, this apparently home to ‘screaming hags, eyeless phantoms and a menagerie of unearthly creatures’, according to local paranormal investigator Kathleen Cronie. They eventually found a car in a ditch containing the remains of a driver – but the motorist had perished some five months previously, leading to speculation the sighting had been a ghostly re-enactment of the crash which killed him. In December 2002 Surrey Police investigated reports of a car seen swerving off the A3 near Burpham. The same thing happened again in 1992 when 54-year-old coach driver Ian Sharpe experienced a similar thing. The legend began when 35-year-old bricklayer Maurice Goodenough ran frantically into Rochester Police Station claiming he’s just knocked down a young woman in her mid twenties near Blue Bell Hill.īut police and tracker dogs found no trace of any victim. The ghost of a young bride has been terrifying motorists between Maidstone and Chatham since 1974. In 1962 holiday-maker Florence Warwick claims she saw the hairy hands, while Michael Anthony in 2008 described them as “paws”. Motorists have describing a disembodied pair of mitts grabbing their steering wheel and trying to run them off the road. In August 2016 motorist Jemma Waller described what looked “like a big dog, probably bigger than my car, but it had a human face” in nearby Halsham.ĭartmoor: B3212 between Dunsford and Yelverton “But we imagine the situation is made even worse when you’re seeing things through your windscreen, or rear view mirror, that really shouldn’t be there!” Other roads identified in the listĮast Riding of Yorkshire: B1249 between Driffield and Staxton HillĪ werewolf report from the sixties claims a lorry driver was terrified by a red-eyed hairy creature which tried to smash its way through his windscreen as he drove along the remote road. “Breaking down by the side of the road is clearly never an enjoyable thing. “So it’s no surprise to learn that there are thousands of strange and unexplained sightings on our roads, with many reports coming from isolated highways that cut through barren stretches of moor and mountain. The firm spokesman Ranjen Gohri said: “Britain is a land steeped in superstition, myth and legend. The spooky story is currently sharing the spotlight with tales connected to other roads identified by recovery firm 24|7 Vehicle Rescue. That happened in 1943 and Rob said: “The crash happened in a field at Middleton Farm, which is the fields behind where he was.” In a fascinating follow-up, the pair later found out that the area of the sighting was close to where an air force jet crashed during the Second World War. “We had to turn again so we could pick him up.”īut when they did so, the ghostly figure had vanished. We couldn’t remember how far back he was, but we saw him again and slowed. “I started filming on my iPhone as it seemed a bit odd. The story of the Old George haunted by ghost of King Charles - is this him caught on camera?. ![]() “We said we would pick him up if he was real and just make sure he was dropped at the nearest village, and joked he might be a phantom hitchhiker. “We were two miles north of the nearest village and there was nothing for miles. Rob added: “He was dressed in what I can only describe as RAF gear and was holding something under his arm, which looked like a helmet or some kind of bag. ![]() “Chris, who was driving, decided to turn around for him but we both agreed that he looked a bit odd.” “He was sticking his arm out for a lift but we could not stop in time due to being at 60mph. ![]() “We both actually jumped at first because we didn’t see him until very late - he was dressed in a beige colour from head to toe. Rob, from Whickham, said: “We saw a man standing at the side of the road. The A696 in Northumberland, the scene of a spooky sighting (Image: PR)
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