Last month, traffic police in Maralbexi County in northern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region received reports from motorists regarding a woman dangling from the back of a moving truck. A crew was dispatched to the area, and the unusual report was confirmed.
Multiple videos shot by shocked motorists showed the woman clinging to the metal bars on the back of a moving pickup truck, but her reasons remained unknown until local police put out a statement. As it turns out, the reason for this crazy stunt was jealousy.
Upon stopping the truck, police learned that the woman hanging from the back of the truck was the driver’s wife. Apparently, she had become convinced that he was having an affair and had decided to follow him as he left home, so she could catch him in the act.
As the man got into his truck one night, she snuck out of the house and grabbed onto the back of the vehicle. Police say she was incredibly lucky to be alive, as if her husband had driven at a higher speed, or the road had been bumpier, she could have fallen to her doom.
The woman, identified by Chinese media only as Mr. Yu, ended up costing her husband a small fine of 200 yuan ($29) as well as three points deducted from his annual 12-point record for failing to properly check his truck before leaving home.
The unusual story went viral on Chinese social media and was used by authorities as a cautionary tale for couples, advising them to resolve domestic though conversations and counselling, rather than daring stunts.
