A giant octopus has blocked roads and caused traffic chaos during the morning rush hour in Britain's busiest shopping district.
Bemused commuters snapped pictures of the polystyrene beast, which was on the back of a lorry which broke down in the middle of the diagonal crossing at the Oxford Circus junction.
Transport for London (TfL) tweeted a picture of the eight-legged obstruction just after 9am, saying: "A lorry carrying an octopus has broken down at Oxford Circus. Approach with care."
Later, TfL confirmed the lorry had been moved and was blocking a lane on Regent Street.
The octopus caused traffic jams around Oxford Street, one of London's most popular tourist destinations, with more than 200 million visitors per year.
The lorry's owner - transport company Roman Self Drive - also took to Twitter and said: "He's no Paul the Octopus, but he's been causing ripples with the London traffic."
The company said it thought the creature was part of a World Cup related publicity stunt by a betting company.
The driver Ala Miah told Sky News he had been hired to take the octopus from Peckham to Hammersmith.
He said the location of the breakdown was an unfortunate coincidence and he had managed to restart the lorry and carry on with his journey.
He told Sky: "Would I stop the lorry at 8.10am in the middle of Oxford Circus? Are you joking?
"The engine just cut out and then while I was waiting for my breakdown guys to arrive I tried the key in the ignition after 20 minutes and got it going again.
"I'm really sorry to anyone who was inconvenienced this morning."
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