A Formula One fan was shocked when he looked back at his holiday photographs and spotted a ghostly woman looming over him as he napped during a night time bus ride.

Craig Nugent, 26, had been heading back from watching his heroes race in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by a shuttle service when the picture was taken by his cousin Daniel Dowling.

The cousins had been alone on the bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, but when they looked back at the pictures they saw the spooky figure of a woman reflected in the window above where Mr Nugent was sleeping.

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Formula One fan Craig Nugent was shocked when he looked back at his holiday pictures and realised a ghostly woman had photobombed this photograph

The warehouse worker from Birmingham had spent a long and tiring day at the Yas Marina stadium last November and subsequently fell asleep on the way back into Dubai.

He says that no one else was near them, only Mr Dowling who was taking the picture, and even he was sat down.

'I thought it was a bit of a joke at first,' said Mr Nugent. 'I didn't see it until we arrived back in the UK and my cousin sent me the picture, I couldn't believe it.'

Mr Nugent (left) had been heading back from watching his heroes race in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by a shuttle service when the picture was taken by his cousin Daniel Dowling (right)

'I still can't quite believe it because it really looks like a figure of someone. I just thought 'what the hell is that?' It looks just like a woman.'

Mr Nugent said he initially thought the picture was a joke, but now believes it is real

'We were on holiday in Dubai and went to watch the Formula One over in Abu Dhabi. We were on the coach on the way back to the hotel when it was taken.'

'It can't be Daniel in the picture because he was sitting opposite me on the seats which is why you can only see the camera flash. The coach wasn't full at all, there was only a few people on it to be fair.'

'I did think it was a joke but Daniel promised me that he hadn't messed with it and I definitely believe him.'

The eerie character that towers above Craig appears to be wearing a long black cloak with long dark hair and its head is clearly tilted to the side.

'It doesn't hold any relevance, it was just a bit of a shock to this day to see it,' Mr Nugent said. 'I think it's a coincidence that it looks like that.'