Another day in Lawless London: Moment gang try to steal Deliveroo driver's bike in Canary Wharf

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Horrifying video shows the moment a group of young men tried to steal a Deliveroo driver's bike in London.

The shocking 40-second clip, which appears to have been filmed in Canary Wharf, was posted to Twitter yesterday and has already been viewed by more than 30,000 people. 

It shows a group of young men dressed in black during an altercation. It is unclear what started the fight, which had already escalated to physical violence between the young men wearing black tracksuits and coats.

Around the fighting group of at least five men are several Deliveroo drivers with their bicycles, easily identified by their signature delivery bags mounted on their bikes.

Video shows the moment a group of young men tried to steal a Deliveroo driver's bike in London

The 40-second video taken in Canary Wharf was posted to Twitter yesterday and has already been viewed by more than 30,000 people

As more and more men appeared to join the fight - amounting to 10 men involved in the fight - one of the Deliveroo drivers, who was wearing a blue Deliveroo jacket as well as an orange delivery backpack, turned his back to them in an attempt to grab his bike and drive off.

He was quickly stopped by one of the brazen youths, who grabbed his black bike and tried to snatch it away.

The delivery driver kept hold until the other man only let go when one of his acquaintances pushed him off the bike, enabling the driver to cycle away.

The same man, wearing a grey hoodie and black puffer coat, could also be seen trying to separate the fighting mob, earning himself several hits to his head.

MailOnline has contacted the Metropolitan Police for further information about the incident.