Clearly, there was more to this little puddle than meets the eye – and that’s something that this Russian motorcyclist had to find out the hard way.

At the 30-second mark, you will see a biker approaching from a side road on the right.

Instead of veering onto the main road, he (or she, we can’t say with certainty) decides to cut through the traffic by going straight into what initially appears to be a puddle and some grass.

Big mistake as the puddle was more of a pond that literally swallowed the motorcycle. Luckily, the rider seemed to be unhurt and was able to climb out all by himself.

Check out the video of the accident right after the jump.

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