This car rolled down a boat ramp into the sea near Raglan, after the surprise appearance of a wasp caused the driver to jump out of the vehicle.

The sudden appearance of a wasp is responsible for a car ending up in the sea near Raglan.

A woman was in the car at Manu Bay when the insect flew through a window into the vehicle late on Tuesday morning.

The wasp buzzed in the woman's face and she jumped out of the car.

FACEBOOK Only the roof is still visible.

Unfortunately the car was on a boat ramp. It proceeded to roll down the ramp into the sea.

A Facebook posting explained the incident: "My bloody car has ended up in manu bay raglan as a result of a wasp flying into my face while i was parked on the boat ramp..unbelievable."

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FACEBOOK A line was attached to the car and it was pulled out of the water.

The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, told NZME the wasp flew in through the car window and "freaked" her out.

She didn't like wasps and thought she might be allergic to them.

"It was horrible," she said.

FACEBOOK The aftermath.

"The car was in the drink."