在香港眾多都市傳說之中，「屯門公路鬼車」一直是流傳最廣的靈異故事之一。許多老司機、夜班的士司機，甚至長途巴士司機，都曾經提起過類似的經歷。故事的內容大同小異：在深夜行駛屯門公路時，會遇上一輛看似普通，卻令人毛骨悚然的車。
屯門公路是香港重要的交通幹道之一，連接新界西北與九龍市區。這條公路於1970年代正式通車，當年被視為香港最繁忙的高速公路之一。由於車流密集，加上部分路段彎多路窄，在早年交通管理尚未完善的年代，這裡曾經發生過不少嚴重交通事故。
也正因為如此，關於屯門公路的靈異傳聞便逐漸出現。其中最著名的，就是「鬼車」的故事。
據說在深夜時分，尤其是凌晨兩三點左右，有些司機在屯門公路上會遇見一輛奇怪的車。那輛車通常出現在後方，車頭燈非常明亮，遠遠便能看到它迅速逼近。有時候它會高速超越前方車輛，但奇怪的是，當司機再看時，那輛車卻消失得無影無蹤。
有人說，那輛車的外形看起來像是舊式私家車，顏色多半是深色。車窗內部十分昏暗，看不清司機的樣子。有些人甚至說，他們曾經清楚看到車內根本沒有駕駛者。
這個故事最早在司機圈子裡流傳。許多夜班司機都表示，深夜行駛屯門公路時，最怕的不是塞車，而是遇到這輛神秘的車。
其中一個流傳較廣的說法，是一名貨車司機的經歷。據說某天凌晨，他駕著貨車從屯門往九龍方向行駛。當車子接近青山公路交界附近時，他從倒後鏡看見一輛車正快速逼近。
那輛車的速度非常快，車頭燈刺眼，幾乎照得整條公路一片白光。貨車司機以為對方要超車，便稍微讓開車道。
然而就在那輛車從旁邊經過的一瞬間，司機卻愣住了。因為他看見車內竟然沒有任何人。方向盤後方空無一人，那輛車像是自己在公路上行駛。
更奇怪的是，那輛車超過貨車後不久，竟然突然消失在前方的路段。整條公路上只剩下貨車一輛車在行駛。
司機後來把這件事告訴朋友，但很多人都不太相信。有人認為可能是夜間疲勞產生幻覺，也有人說可能只是光線反射造成的錯覺。
不過，類似的故事卻一再出現。
另一個流傳的版本來自一名的士司機。他表示有一次深夜從屯門接載乘客回市區，行駛到屯門公路某段時，一輛黑色私家車突然從旁邊高速駛過。
那輛車速度非常快，但奇怪的是車內沒有亮燈。的士司機下意識看了一眼車內，卻發現駕駛座上似乎沒有人。
就在他還來不及多想時，那輛車已經遠遠消失。乘客當時也看到那輛車，兩人都覺得十分詭異。
有人說，這輛「鬼車」其實與多年前的一宗交通意外有關。據傳早年屯門公路曾發生過一宗嚴重車禍，一名司機在深夜高速行駛時失控撞向路邊護欄，最終不幸身亡。有人相信，他的靈魂仍然困在那段公路上，不斷重複著生前最後一次駕駛。
當然，也有不少人認為這只是都市傳說。深夜駕駛容易疲勞，加上高速公路的燈光、反光鏡與車頭燈，常常會造成視覺錯覺。有時遠處車輛的光線反射，也可能讓人誤以為出現奇怪的車。
此外，屯門公路過去交通事故頻繁，媒體報導與民間傳聞不斷，也讓這條公路逐漸被貼上「猛鬼公路」的標籤。
不過，即使如此，仍然有不少司機在談起這個故事時顯得非常認真。有些人甚至表示，自己親眼見過類似情況，因此對這條公路總是保持幾分敬畏。
今天的屯門公路已經經過多次擴建與改善，道路更寬闊，交通管理也更完善。白天時，這條公路車來車往，看起來與普通高速公路沒有任何不同。
然而當夜深人靜，車流漸漸減少時，有些司機仍然會想起那些舊日流傳的故事。
當你在凌晨駛過屯門公路時，也許會突然在倒後鏡裡看到遠處出現兩道刺眼的車頭燈。那輛車正快速逼近，像是要超越你。
但當它從旁邊經過的一瞬間，你可能會忍不住看向駕駛座。
而那裡，或許什麼也沒有。
English Version
Among Hong Kong’s most enduring urban legends, few are as widely told among drivers as the story of the ghost car said to appear along Tuen Mun Road, a major highway that by day is simply a vital transport link connecting the northwest New Territories to Kowloon, yet by night—especially in the quiet hours between two and three in the morning—takes on a different character entirely, where the steady flow of traffic thins into long stretches of near emptiness and the glow of headlights becomes the only constant in an otherwise silent landscape the legend has circulated for decades among truck drivers, taxi drivers, and long-haul bus operators, many of whom recount eerily similar experiences that begin with nothing more than an ordinary late-night drive and end with something that defies easy explanation; it often starts with a pair of headlights appearing in the rearview mirror, distant at first but rapidly growing brighter as they approach at an unnatural speed, their intensity so strong that they seem to wash the road ahead in white light, and just as the driver prepares to be overtaken, the vehicle surges past, its movement smooth yet unsettlingly silent, as though detached from the normal mechanics of motion, and in that brief moment when the two vehicles align side by side, some drivers claim to have glanced instinctively toward the passing car, only to freeze in disbelief at what they see—or rather, what they do not see—because behind the steering wheel, there is no one; the seat appears empty, the interior dim and lifeless, and yet the car continues forward as if guided by an unseen force, accelerating ahead before vanishing entirely from sight within seconds, leaving the road once again empty as though it had never been there at all; one of the most frequently retold accounts involves a truck driver traveling toward Kowloon in the early hours of the morning, who noticed such a vehicle approaching from behind near a junction, its headlights piercing through the darkness with unusual intensity, and assuming it intended to overtake, he shifted slightly to allow space, but as the car passed, he caught a clear glimpse of the driver’s seat—vacant, devoid of any occupant—and before he could process what he had seen, the vehicle disappeared ahead, leaving him alone on the road with a lingering sense of unease that followed him long after the journey ended; similar stories have emerged from taxi drivers, some of whom report passengers witnessing the same phenomenon, reinforcing the idea that the experience is not limited to a single individual’s perception, and though skeptics attribute these encounters to fatigue, optical illusions, or the complex interplay of light and reflection on a high-speed roadway, the consistency of the descriptions has kept the legend alive, passed from one generation of drivers to the next; over time, explanations have been proposed to give the story a deeper origin, with some suggesting that the ghost car is tied to a fatal accident that occurred on the highway years ago, involving a driver who lost control at high speed and died at the scene, his final moments forever imprinted on that stretch of road, replaying endlessly in the form of a vehicle that continues its journey without a driver, trapped in a loop that cannot be broken; whether this interpretation is believed or dismissed, the emotional weight of the story remains, transforming an ordinary road into a place layered with memory and possibility, where the boundary between reality and imagination feels thinner in the quiet hours of the night; today, Tuen Mun Road has been expanded and modernized, its lanes widened and its safety improved, yet even with these changes, the legend persists, resurfacing whenever drivers share late-night experiences or recount moments that felt just slightly beyond explanation, and for those who have spent enough time on the road after midnight, there is often an unspoken understanding that not everything encountered can be easily explained or dismissed; perhaps it is the combination of darkness, isolation, and the rhythmic motion of driving that allows the mind to wander into uncertain territory, or perhaps there are indeed fragments of past events that linger in certain places, repeating themselves in subtle ways, visible only under specific conditions; whatever the truth may be, the story of the ghost car continues to occupy a space between belief and skepticism, a reminder that even in a city defined by constant movement and modern infrastructure, there are still moments when the familiar becomes uncertain, when the road ahead feels just a little too quiet, and when a pair of distant headlights appearing in the mirror might cause even the most experienced driver to hesitate, if only for a second, before wondering whether what is approaching is simply another vehicle—or something that should not be there at all.