Fleeing Segway board thief sent flying by have-a-go hero

The dramatic moment a have-a-go-hero stepped in to trip up a man sprinting down a street carrying a Segway board that had apparently been stolen seconds earlier was captured on video.





The man, who appears to be with a young child, was walking up the street in south London, when he spotted the man fleeing around a corner clutching the device.





He immediately stretched out a foot to trip him up and then pushed him to the ground. After tumbling and shouting the would-be thief dropped the Segway and fled whilst another man, who appears to be the original owner, picked it up.


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The footage was captured by motorcyclist László Csőke on his ride through Grange Road, Bermondsey. A fortnight ago police released a statement confirming Segway boards, the hands free version of the scooters, were illegal to ride under 180-year-old legislation.