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Driver reverses down busy US highway

Traffic cameras have caught a driver reversing a car out of a line of traffic on a busy highway and continuing backwards on two more roads before pulling into a parking lot in the US state of Ohio.

Footage shows the white SUV first making its way up an entrance ramp backwards, before pulling onto the side of the road to avoid other vehicles going in the opposite direction.

From there, the driver exits onto a road running over the highway, before making a backwards U-turn to go with the flow of traffic while still in reverse, and then going through an intersection.

The car can then be seen turning into a parking lot before finally stopping.

According to the timecode on the video it happened about 6:45am on Tuesday.

The Ohio Department of Transportation shared the video on Facebook, speculating the driver may have encountered mechanical issues.

"Pro tip, if your vehicle isn't running properly, pull safely to the side of the road and call for assistance. Thankfully, no-one was injured in this incident," the department wrote.

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