A driver pulls over and gets out of his car to check on a monkey that is lying on the road in Surat Thani, Thailand.

As he went close to the animal, the monkey suddenly lifts its head and quickly flees. The man is surprised to discover that the monkey was just dozing.

Warathab, the driver, said: '"t looked like a drunk man sleeping on the road. I wonder why it would choose to sleep there. I was just relieved it wasn't really hurt like I initially thought".

This is the hilarious moment a driver woke up a monkey sleeping on a road.

Shocked motorist Warathab Thabtab pulled over when he saw the primate lying on the concrete in Surat Thani, Thailand o January 2.

He climbed down to check if the creature was hurt. However, the animal quickly fled as it turned out to have only been dozing.

Footage shows Warathab walking over to the monkey. But before he could tap on its tail, it moved its head and jumped away.

Warathab said: 'It looked like a drunk man sleeping on the road. I wonder why it would choose to sleep there. I was just relieved it wasn't really hurt like I initially thought.'