Formula 1 driver crashes into a chicken while riding bike in Thailand

Formula 1 drivers are in Malaysia for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, and Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson was fortunate to walk away from a high-speed cycling crash during a training camp in Thailand after he ... crashed into a chicken crossing the road. Seriously.

Hitting a (big) chicken doing 45km/h is not to recommend ? but I'm all patched up and ready for the weekend ??? #ME9 pic.twitter.com/npZmatpOo6
— Marcus Ericsson (@Ericsson_Marcus) September 28, 2016

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@Ericsson_Marcus I blame the beginners helmet peak! ?
— Jenson Button (@JensonButton) September 28, 2016

@JensonButton that must be it! Been wondering why the ? choose to run out in the road in front of me in a group of 40 cyclists..... ??
— Marcus Ericsson (@Ericsson_Marcus) September 28, 2016

Hopefully the chicken escaped the incident in better shape than Ericsson's elbow.