A driver had flooded their car engine in a puddle before a van driver aquaplaned in the same puddle.

Aquaplaning caused the van to collide with the car on the A331 in Surrey.

This caused the car to overturn - as shown in the picture.

It happened in lane two of the road during a night of heavy rain fall and battering floods.

Roads Policing officers for Surrey posted the dramatic picture of the car on its side with an ambulance in the distance.

Surrey Police tweeted at 1am on Thursday: "One driver had flooded their cars engine in the puddle on the A331 in lane 2.

"The van driver has then aquaplaned in the very same puddle & collided with the car.

"Sorry to keep repeating our self but drive to the conditions, slow down & increase your stopping distance. #heavyrain."

Officers gave a further update at 5am which said: "The puddle has almost drained away although there is still a hazard in lanes 2.

"The Slip off the #A331 for the #A323 for Ash & Aldershot on the Farnham bound carriageway is closed as still very flooded."

The Surrey Comet has asked South East Coast Ambulance Service for an update on drivers' conditions.