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Car drives the wrong way out of Micklegate Bar – and crashes into a taxi

Micklegate Bar, York. Photograph: Richard McDougall
Tuesday 19 April, 2022 @ 1.39 pm Crime, News YorkMix
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A car that drove the wrong way through Micklegate Bar failed to stop after crashing into a taxi.

Now police are trying to trace both car and driver.

It happened at around 9pm on Saturday, 2 April. Despite investigations the driver has yet to be identified.

First, a silver Volkswagen Polo was driven the wrong way out of Micklegate Bar in York.

Then, at the junction of Nunnery Lane, Micklegate and Blossom Street, it collided with a taxi.

Both vehicles were damaged in the crash, but the Polo driver then sped off along Blossom Street towards Tadcaster Road.

If you can help police with their investigation, contact them on the numbers below.

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  • Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for PC 685 Ben Hepworth
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