A superstitious driver had his brand new Lamborghini blessed by Buddhist monks to give it protection from accidents.

Auto dealer Krit Panyathira, 33, swaggered into the Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom province in his sleek, newly purchased Huracan Evo supercar seeking to have it anointed on January 2.

Footage shows the elder monk Luang Phi Namfon adorning the Lamborghini's rearview mirror with a lucky trinket before using white paint to daub mystical symbols on the jet-black bonnet.

After the blessing, Krit dropped to his knees and repeatedly bowed to the holy man to offer his thanks for giving 'spiritual protection' to his 300,000 USD car.

The grateful businessman said: 'Even though the youth seem to have drifted far from the temple in these modern times, they still believe in Buddhism. This is proof that anyone can start from scratch and achieve their dreams as long as they believe in doing good deeds.

'I wouldn't feel comfortable driving on the roads until my car has been blessed by monks. It will protect me from having accidents.'

Krit said he had bought his dream car from abroad and wanted to have it blessed by the monk, who he said had helped him achieve success by following a virtuous path.

The petrolhead paid 300,000 USD for the Lambo, before the hefty shipping and upwards of 200 per cent import taxes into his home country - taking the total cost close to more than a million U.S. dollars.

A number of supercars were involved in accidents on Thailand's notoriously dangerous roads last year.

The country has one of the world's worst road safety records. Ministers have set the goal of reducing fatalities from 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people to 12 per 100,000 people by the year 2027.

However, a lack of road safety education in schools, cheap loans for cars, notoriously easy driving tests, police failures to enforce road laws as well as endemic corruption and chronic under-investment in infrastructure hamper the efforts.