Prankster gets dragged by Sydney taxi

A man has been dragged along a main road by a taxi after willingly clinging on to the back of the vehicle in a bizarre prank.

The stunt shows the man lying on Redfern Street in the Sydney suburb of Redfern, holding onto the cab at a red light.

When the light turns green the cab takes off and turns right onto Regent Street, seemingly unaware of its outside passenger.

He is then dragged, undoubtedly painfully, around 100 metres before losing grip, as shocked pedestrians look on and the man filming howls with laughter.

The prank was uploaded to Instagram last night.