On the A4 just east of Corsham village in Wiltshire, a rather unsettling ghostly encounter has been reported. A truck driver claimed that he had to slow down to drive around a figure in the middle of the road. But what happened next was far from ordinary. The person suddenly sprung onto the side of the cab of the truck, and the driver realised with a jolt that instead of a face, the figure had only a grinning skull. The entity vanished after a few moments, leaving the driver to wonder if it was all just a product of his imagination.

This eerie apparition was said to have occurred in the late twentieth century, although the exact date is unknown. The witness's account is a fascinating example of a 'face-less' ghost, which is a relatively rare phenomenon in English folklore. While there are no historical records of a specific tragedy or event that might have led to this haunting, the appearance of a skull-like figure often symbolises death or transformation in many cultures. The fact that the entity vanished after a few moments suggests that it may have been a transient or 'visitational' type of haunting.