A suspected drunk driver who crashed his car into a metal barrier has attempted to evade police — by hiding in nativity scene.

The incident occurred in Yorkshire, England.

The man ran off after the crash and tried to hide among the hay bales of a nearby shed, where a nativity scene had been set up, the Telegraph reported.

But the North Yorkshire Police announced on Twitter that the driver had been located and arrested, posted alongside a photo of the crashed car.

Police disclosed the driver's unusual hiding spot, which sparked a flurry of Christmas-themed puns.

Even Sergeant Paul Cording from the Roads Policing Group joined in on the wordplay while praising the work of his colleagues.

"'Gold' star to my @NYorksRPG colleagues as one 'myrrh' drink driver with no (frankin)'cense' is taken off the road," he wrote on Twitter.

Local news reports said a 55-year-old man had been charged over the incident on suspicion of drink-driving.