Ghosts & Hauntings

Ghost stories abound in one of London's most haunted tunnels

By T.K. Randall
August 11, 2024

Image: Blackwall Tunnel
Credit: Mutney / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) There's something strange lurking in the tunnels beneath London's iconic river; that is, at least, according to reports of ghosts, phantom hitchhikers and other weirdness encountered there by motorists over the years.

According to one particularly well known and haunting tale, a motorcyclist who was passing through Blackwall Tunnel had stopped to pick up a hitchhiker who had wanted to be dropped off at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.

The story goes that by the time the motorcyclist had reached the end of the tunnel, his mysterious passenger had completely disappeared.

Curious, he later visited the address given to him by the hitchhiker and discovered that the man he had supposedly picked up had in fact died in a motorcycle accident several years prior.According to reports, a motorcyclist had indeed died in a fatal crash inside the tunnel back in 1960.

Phantom sounds were also later heard at the same location.

The tunnel itself has certainly seen more than its fair share of tragedy over the years with seven men having died during its construction back at the tail end of the 19th Century.

Could their ghosts still haunt its dank interior ?

You decide.

Source: Metro.co.uk

Tags: Ghosts, London