This was the moment a UK driver mounted a grassy bank during rush-hour to avoid traffic yesterday morning (April 4).

In footage caught on dash-cam, one driver was shocked at the detour the vehicle took.

Captured on Mucklow Hill, Halesowen near Birmingham, the filmer is audibly taken aback.

They told Newsflare: "It made the commute to work a little more interesting than usual!!

"My initial reaction was just [that of] confusion when I saw the car, I looked over at the driver next to me and he was just as confused as I was.

"I can only assume the guy's wife has just gone into labour.

"Bad drivers are common but I haven't seen anything quite like this one before."

An unexpected overtake on my commute to work from a rare Vauxhall Corsa 4x4 Crossover.