A screenshot of a video of a man stealing a taxi from Gatwick Airport and sparking a police chase.
Mohammed Ahmed stole a taxi from outside Gatwick Airport and sparked a police chase.
  • A video shows the moment a thief stole a taxi from outside Gatwick Airport near London.
  • Mohammed Ahmed had been denied a ride by a taxi when he saw another left unattended with the keys.
  • He sparked a police chase and was "swerving in the road and reaching dangerously high speeds," police said.

A video shows the moment a thief stole a taxi from an airport and sparked a 130mph police chase.

The incident occurred after Mohammed Ahmed, 24, was denied a ride by a taxi outside Gatwick Airport near London in September, according to British newspaper The Telegraph.