Rasha and Yvette are joined by Em Schulz and Christine Schiefer from “And That’s Why We Drink” as they talk about a ghostly car crash in Surrey, England back in 2002. They also discuss tales of paranormal hitchhikers, phantom passengers and haunted roadways from all across the globe.
Christine Schiefer (left) and Em Schulz (right) of “And That’s Why We Drink”.
Vauxhall Astra found after the ghost sightings. Courtesy of The Sun and HauntedSpotsLibrary.wordpress.com
Wreckage below the Bostian Bridge courtesy of MovingNorthCarolina.net
Cross Castle near Clinton Road courtesy of FrightFind.com
Episode Source Material
BOOKS
- Knowles, Zachary. 2018. Real Haunted Roads and Highways. Kindle.
- Blackwood, Evelyn. 2024. Haunted Highways: True Ghost Stories from Roads Across the World. Kindle.
PODCASTS
- Collins, Trevor, and Alfredo Diaz. n.d. Did a “Ghost Crash” Solve a Missing Person Case? | A3 Ghost Crash. June 23, 2025. Red Web.
- Mahnke, Aaron. n.d. Clinton Road. Legends 12. Lore.
- Martin, Rachel. n.d. Tsunami’s Ghosts Haunt Japanese Earthquake Survivors. March 16, 2014. Weekend Edition Sunday.
VIDEOS
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE/BLOG ARTICLES
- Ian. 2013. “A3 Burpham Ghost Crash (2002).” Mysterious Britain & Ireland: Mysteries, Legends, and the Paranormal, January 7.
- Justus, Anthony. 2013. “Ghost Car Accident Leads to Real Body, Surrey England.” The Haunted Spots Blog, April 29.
- Taylor, Ben. 2002. “Did Drivers See a Ghostly Replay of Death Crash?” Daily Mail, December 13.
- Payne, Stewart. 2003. “Skeleton Found Five Months after Crash.” The Telegraph, August 12.
- Haunted Car Tales – The Spooky “A3 Ghost Crash.” n.d.
- Mullen, Enda. 2020. “The Coventry Pub Named after a Spooky Ghost Mystery – and the Strange Happenings Since.” Coventry Telegraph, November 21.
- Moose, Bill. 2006. “Bostian Bridge Train Wreck.” NCpedia.
- “The Bostian Bridge – Haunted Forever?” 2024. Downtown Statesville, June 3.
- Fowler, Hayley. 2019. “128 Years after Horrific Wreck, North Carolinians Say the ‘Ghost Train’ Still Runs.” The Charlotte Observer, August 29.
- Schlosser, S.E. n.d. “Phantom Train Wreck.” American Folklore.
- “Bostian Train Disaster of 1891.” 2014. Asheville Terrors, July 22.
- The Asia Society. n.d. Shinto: A Japanese Religion.
- Watt, Paul. 2003. “Japanese Religions.” Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, October.
- “Shinto.” n.d. Japan-Guide.Com.
- Cartwright, Mark. 2017. “Kami.” In World History Encyclopedia. April 4.
- Cartwright, Mark. 2017. “Yomi.” In World History Encyclopedia. May 15.
- “Yurei: A Guide to Japanese Ghosts.” 2023. Brooklyn Paranormal Society, February 6.
- Davisson, Zack. 2016. “History of Ghost Taxis of Japan.” Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai: Translated Japanese Ghost Stories and Tales of the Weird and the Strange, February 18.
- Pletcher, Kenneth, and John Rafferty. n.d. “Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011.” In Britannica. World History – Accidents and Disasters.
- Pereira, Alyssa. 2016. “Japanese Taxi Drivers Claim ‘ghost Passengers’ Hail Cabs at Site of 2011 Tsunami.” Sfgate, February 4.
- Gidman, Jenn. 2016. “Spooky Tale in Japan: ‘Ghost’ Taxi Passengers Near Tsunami.” Newser, February 5.
- Agostini, Daniel. 2016. Taxi Drivers in Japan Report “ghost Passengers” in Tsunami-Ravaged Area. (Fox 13 Tampa Bay), February 9.
- Parry, Richard Lloyd. 2014. “Ghosts of the Tsunami.” London Review of Books 36 (3).
- Bhat, Sanju. 2009. “The Ghostly Hitchhikers.” Your Ghost Stories, May 25.
- “The History of Gettysburg, PA.” n.d. Destination Gettysburg!
- “Gettysburg.” n.d. American Battlefield Trust.
- “The Ghosts of Gettysburg.” 2023. Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours, October 12.
- Ponti, Crystal. 2024. “Gettysburg: Ghost Stories From the Civil War Battlefield.” History.Com, October 24.
- Ahmad, Manahil. 2023. “Famous North Jersey Road Named the Most Haunted Spot in the State.” Northjersey.Com, October 22.
- Genader, Ann. 2018. “Cross Castle Is Gone Forever, but the Memories Remain.” Northjersey.Com, August 10.
- Sweetman, Jennie. 2017. “Joseph Crayon, Local Genealogist, Historian, Compiled Book in 1902.” Lifestyle. New Jersey Herald, July 23.
- Brodesser-Akner, Taffy. 2015. “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road.” Atlas Obscura, October 27.
- Johnston, Willie. 2013. “The A75 Kinmount Straight: Trip on ‘most Haunted’ Road.” BBC, October 25.
- Maden, Jack. 2022. “Eternal Recurrence: What Did Nietzsche Really Mean?” Philosophy Break, July.
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