Woman’s friend hears something coming from trunk, horror at what is found
Opening your trunk to find something terrifying inside sounds like a scene straight out of a horror movie. But for one woman, it was a shocking reality.
On Thursday, 23-year-old Iyla (@pakistaniprincessx) from Brighton, England, shared her startling discovery in a TikTok video that has racked up 1.8 million views so far.
The video’s text overlay reads: “When your friend texts you saying she heard a sound coming from her car boot.”
The footage captures the moment Lyla opens the trunk, steps back, and instantly gasps. At first glance, it’s easy to miss what’s inside—but within seconds, a rat scurries over her belongings, attempting to escape.
She takes another step back and exclaims, “Oh my gosh,” a surprisingly calm reaction compared to how TikTok users in the comments section say they would have responded.
Newsweek reached out to @pakistaniprincessx for comment via TikTok. We could not verify the details of the case.
“This would genuinely send me over the edge,” one TikTok user wrote, receiving 16,400 likes.
Another added: “Car would be left, and I would be walking for the foreseeable future.”
So far, the video captioned: “probs [probably] the worst thing to happen ever,” has garnered 68,500 likes, and it turns out she’s not the only one who has faced this problem.
One TikTok user shared: “Oh, I had rats under my car. They chewed all my wires—it cost me a fortune to get it fixed. I then used a full bottle of rat repellent under and on the engine.”
While another warned: “Girl, check your engine. They like to chew through wires because of the heat from the car. Please check—this caused our brakes to fail!”
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Indeed, rodent-related car damage is on the rise. According to RAC Limited, a British automotive services company, breakdowns caused by rodents increased by 55 percent from 196 incidents in 2018 to 303 in 2023.
This isn’t just a U.K. issue—it’s a problem in the U.S. as well. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns that rats and mice infest homes, threaten public health, and cause extensive property damage.
Each year, rodents wreak havoc on property, crops, and food supplies across the U.S. Beyond economic and structural destruction, they also pose serious health risks by spreading diseases. Rodent-borne illnesses can be transmitted to humans through:
- Bite wounds
- Consuming food or water, or inhaling dust contaminated with rodent droppings and waste
- Indirect transmission via ticks, mites, or fleas that feed on infected rodents before biting humans
To eliminate and prevent rodent infestations, take these key steps:
- Keep your living environment clean
- Block entry points to prevent rodent access
- Remove potential nesting sites
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