Be careful if you're carrying a curry in your car.

That's the bizarre warning from traffic police, who are blaming a crash on a hot spicy takeaway.

Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing took to Twitter after a white hatchback was involved in a single vehicle collision last night.

'This is what happens when you try and drive with a large pot of hot curry on the passengers lap,' one said. 'Smells nice though.'

It's not yet been revealed where the accident happened or how the curry caused it.