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Watch this taxi driver shockingly drive onto the pavement to escape Newcastle city centre traffic.

This dashcam footage was captured on Newgate Street just outside the Gate at about 5pm on Tuesday.

Alan Atkinson, who was in the vehicle behind the taxi, uploaded the clip to his Facebook page.

Outside the popular Newcastle entertainment spot Newgate Street is restricted to bikes, buses and taxis.

The white Skoda was waiting behind a Toon Link bus on the busy road with traffic moving slowly in both directions at the start of the evening rush hour.

(Image: Facebook - Alan Atkinson)

There is a zebra crossing outside the entrance to the Gate just up ahead.

At the start of the video the driver gets out of his car to take a look at the pavement on the left.

He gets back into his taxi before swerving up off the street despite the dangerous risk to pedestrians.

You can just about see the driver coming back onto the road at the point of the crossing.

Take a look at what happened in full above. So far Alan’s video has been viewed almost 3,000 times and has 50 shares.

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