The EDSA-Roxas Boulevard flyover in Pasay City is haunted by a ghost who causes real accidents. Motorists traveling across the elevated roadway report seeing a man suddenly step into the road ahead of them, appearing to cross from one side to the other with no regard for traffic. Drivers brake or swerve to avoid hitting the pedestrian, resulting in collisions, spinouts, and near-misses — only to discover that the man they were trying to avoid was never there.
The apparition is always described as a male figure who appears with startling clarity — not a vague shadow or a trick of light, but a solid-looking man in ordinary clothing who seems to materialize in the roadway without warning. He walks with deliberate purpose, as if crossing a street rather than an elevated highway where no pedestrian should be. The figure is visible for only a few seconds before vanishing, but those seconds are enough to trigger the panic response that leads to accidents.
Multiple drivers have reported the same encounter, and the flyover has developed a reputation among Metro Manila motorists as a place where "someone crosses who isn't there." The pattern is consistent enough that some taxi and bus drivers familiar with the route maintain a heightened alertness when crossing the flyover at night, prepared for the possibility that the phantom jaywalker will appear.
In Filipino belief, the spirits of those who died in traffic accidents often remain at the site of their death, replaying their final moments. If the phantom jaywalker was once a real pedestrian struck on the flyover — or on the streets below before the flyover was built — his spirit may be caught in an eternal attempt to complete the crossing that killed him. Each accident he causes creates new trauma at the same location, potentially adding new spirits to a cycle of death and repetition.