By Tim Binnall
A rideshare driver in Malaysia claims that he recently picked up a peculiar passenger who seemingly turned out to be a ghost. According to a local media report, the eerie incident occurred earlier this week in the city of Kuching, where Ahsan Ismail was enlisted by someone looking to travel from a hospital to a nearby cemetery. The driver was understandably a bit put off by the odd destination, but assumed that it was chosen because it is something of a local landmark. Upon arriving at the hospital, he was greeted by a woman standing in a "dark area" an explained that he did not take a very good look at her face "to avoid her feeling uncomfortable."
When the pair set off on their journey, Ismail recalls, there was no conversation between them, though he noticed that the woman seemed to be wearing a particularly strong perfume that pervaded the vehicle. When they ultimately reached the cemetery, the driver says that he alerted his passenger that they had arrived and was stunned to discover that there was no one else in the car. Chillingly, Ismail claims that the woman did pay for the ride in the form of "a few old money notes" that were left sitting on the backseat. Detailing the spooky experience on social media, he wrote that "I quickly drove away and immediately made a video call to my friend to tell him the story."
As one might imagine, Ismail's account was met with some skepticism online as many people argued that a ghost would not make use of a rideshare app. That said, it would not be the first time that a potential spirit made its presence felt using new technology as we've seen with Alexa devices and a doorbell camera. For his part, Ismail appears to favor the paranormal explanation for the weird ride, musing that "not everyone has the opportunity to experience such a mystical situation and I do not dismiss supernatural acts." As for the money that the suspect ghost gave him, the driver says that many people have messaged him with offers to buy the creepy cash from him, "but I do not plan to sell them off any time soon."