The unnamed driver is said to have lost control of the 1000bhp, 253mph supercar when it hit a patch of standing water on the B375 near Shepperton. The accident occurred on a short stretch of national speed limit on the road. The four-wheel drive Veyron then aquaplaned and hit a Vauxhall Astra Estate. There were no injuries reported but a pregnant woman in the Astra was taken to hospital as a precaution. Surrey Police report witnesses saw the £800,000 Bugatti travelling at excessive speed, and its driver has been charged with driving without due care and attention.

This is the first Bugatti Veyron to be wrecked on the streets. It is the fastest and most expensive production vehichle in history, list price about $1.6 million.

The Veyron was doing around 100mph when it spun out of control, spinning 3 times before hitting a Vauxhall Astra with a 7-month pregnant woman inside. It then smashed into trees up a 3 foot embankment.

The Bugatti driver was with a younger male passenger. The car was taken away by the same truck driver who had delivered it to the owner just a week earlier. The owner is a businessman in his 40's who runs a rental car company with his brothers