Sir Paul McCartney waves arms in air after he was nearly HIT by a car trends now

Sir Paul McCartney waves arms in air after he was nearly HIT by a car trends now
Sir Paul McCartney waves arms in air after he was nearly HIT by a car trends now

Sir Paul McCartney waves arms in air after he was nearly HIT by a car trends now

Sir Paul McCartney had a near miss with a passing car as he posed on the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing from The Beatles' album cover of the same name.

The musician, 80, was seen larking about on the designated pedestrian walkway as he filmed a video and had his picture taken.

His daughter Mary, 53, recently revealed the near-miss happened when she wanted to recreate the moment her father crossed the road with the famous band in 1969, when he was also almost knocked down by a car.

Mishap! Sir Paul McCartney, 80, had a near miss with a passing car as he posed on the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing from The Beatles' album cover of the same name

Mishap! Sir Paul McCartney, 80, had a near miss with a passing car as he posed on the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing from The Beatles' album cover of the same name

Sir Paul could be seen dressed in a blue shirt and a pair of darker trousers as he waled over the crossing.

He could be seen waving his arms in the air and posing for the camera as a blue Toyota Prius passed nearby. 

Mary was filming the scene for her new documentary, If These Walls Could Talk.

On location: The musician was seen larking about on the designated pedestrian walkway as he filmed a video and had his picture taken

On location: The musician was seen larking about on the designated pedestrian walkway as he filmed a video and had his picture taken

Family affair: His daughter Mary, 53, recently revealed the near-miss happened when she wanted to recreate the moment her father crossed the road with the famous band in 1969

Family affair: His daughter Mary, 53, recently revealed the near-miss happened when she wanted to recreate the moment her father crossed the road with the famous band in 1969

Oh no! Sir Paul McCartney was nearly hit by a car on the iconic crossing from his Abbey Road album cover during his time in the Beatles

Oh no! Sir Paul McCartney was nearly hit by a car on the iconic crossing from his Abbey Road album cover during his time in the Beatles

In a recent interview with the Mirror, Mary recalled: 'The bit where the car nearly ran him over on the zebra crossing, that was so funny.

'As we were leaving [the studio], I said, 'I'll film you [on the crossing],' and he went over and this car totally didn't stop for him!'

'As we were leaving [the studio], I said, 'I'll film you [on the crossing],' and he went over and this car totally

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