On the night of March 31, 2024, a truck driver was driving down the highway toward Saltillo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, unaware that there was a ghostly presence in the passenger seat next to him.
During the ride, the driver received a call from his transport company asking who he wanted to take a ride for. He dismissed it as a joke and ignored the question.
However, when he arrived at the company base, he was shown a chilling photo taken by a surveillance camera in the truck. The image revealed a female figure with a creepy, unnatural face sitting next to him. The woman’s dress appeared to be from the late 19th century.
The company employees questioned the driver and emphasized that their rules strictly prohibited giving rides to hitchhikers or strangers.
Surprised and swearing that no one had been in the taxi, the driver insisted that he had not picked anyone up. This led to the conclusion that he was accompanied by a ghost.
The duration of the ghost’s presence is unclear; only the single photo and a video of the conversation with the driver from the WhatsApp group of Monterrey express transportation workers circulated on social media.
The video and photos went viral locally, sparking debates. Some believed it was an elaborate prank involving an actress or a painted doll, while others were convinced of the authenticity of the ghostly hitchhiker.
They even recalled an urban legend from the 1980s about “Dead Santillo,” a ghostly woman who asked for rides to a nearby ranch.
Legend has it that drivers would drop her off only to have her disappear, with the ranch owner explaining that the woman matched the description of his daughter, who had been killed on that highway years ago.
