A US driver blamed a low-flying pelican after he drove his �1m Bugatti supercar into a salt marsh.
Police in Texas said the motorist was at the wheel of his Bugatti Veyron when a pelican swooped across the road and distracted him.
He dropped his phone and lost control of the car, which then veered off the road into a salt marsh.
The accident took place in La Marque, about 35 miles south-east of Houston, reports Sky News.
La Marque police lieutenant Greg Gilchrist said he did not know whether the car could be salvaged, but added that "salt water isn't good for anything".
The man, whose identity has not been released, was not injured in the accident.
The Bugatti Veyron is the fastest and most expensive production car in the world, capable of reaching 253 mph.The driver had recently bought the nearly new car which had just 500 miles on the clock.
Gilbert Harrison who retrieved the car from the lake for the driver said it was probably a write off."He was calm," Mr Harrison said. "If it had been me, I'd have been cussing, but he was calm. I imagine inside he was probably pretty upset."
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