Motorcyclist films 'gang attack' in broad daylight in middle of busy London street

Jamie Bullen28 April 2016

This is the moment a group of youths surrounded an Audi in the middle of a busy east London street in a suspected gang attack.

Motorcyclist Allan Wilkins, 36, captured the dramatic footage in New Road, Aldgate, on his head cam as he rode home from work at 4pm on Friday.

The video shows six youths kick and try to force open the driver’s door in full view of shoppers on both sides of the street.

A car door on the vehicle’s passenger side is open as traffic is brought to a standstill.

Surrounded: The group of youths swarm around the Audi in New Road
Allan Wilkins

Eventually a man in the driver’s seat emerges and charges at the group, who quickly scramble in different directions away from the car.

The man pursues one of the youths down the street before he calmly walks back to the Audi.

While the car was left unattended, one man is seen leaning inside and grabbing something before he leaves the scene.

Mr Wilkins told the Standard he had “no idea” what the conflict was about but said he feared for his safety as he thought he could be just yards from a possible gang attack.

Attack: The group are filmed kicking the car and trying to force open the car door
Allan Wilkins

He said: “I saw this commotion unfold in front of me and wasn’t sure if it was a carjacking or some sort of gang warfare.

“I had no idea what it was all about but I half expected gun and knives to be brought out. It is amazing how quickly the group dispersed after the man got out of the car.

“It was very scary to witness. I was wondering whether I needed to abandon my bike and get out of the area if I’d have seen a weapon that’s what I would have done.

Dispersed: The group run off in different directions when a man emerges from the car
Allan Wilkins

“It’s concerning that this happened in the middle in a busy street in broad daylight.”

Mr Wilkins, an NHS manager, said he didn’t contact police because he felt it was a “waste of time”.

A spokeswoman for the Met said there was no record of the incident.

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