The cyclists narrowly avoided being struck by cabbies as they popped wheelies across the West End of London
THIS is the shocking moment hundreds of teens on a charity bike ride dangerously pedal through a red light the busy West End.
The young cyclists weaved in and out of traffic and popped wheelies as they caused traffic mayhem.
They were filmed by outraged cabbies as they raced through a red light while shoppers in busy Regent's Street were trying to cross.
The teenagers were wearing 'Ride for Sasha' t-shirts to spread awareness for cancer sufferer Sasha Williams.
The mum-of-two has reportedly been refused a bone marrow transplant and stem cell treatment for her leukaemia.
Hundreds of riders cycling on her behalf were filmed causing mayhem as they took to the streets of central London on October 22.
Shocking video shows the cyclists speeding through a pedestrian crossing as confused walkers jump out of the way.
They are then nearly struck by black cabs making their way across the road.
One cyclist barely manages to squeeze through a tiny gap as he narrowly avoids being hit by a car.
One cabbie posted the dashcam footage on YouTube with the caption: "London's junior cyclists running red light".
He added: "Please welcome the next generation of London cyclists... if they survive that long".
The event was advertised on Facebook as a 'fund raising ride' around the West End.
A poster said: "Hi. This is Sasha. Unfortunately Sasha has been refused treatment to help her get rid of the leukemia that has attacked her body...Get your pedal bikes out on this day and help us and Sasha family [sic] raise as much awareness as we can to raise the money for her transplant".
Sasha, from Thamesmead, south London, was diagnosed with cancer in March 2015 and had four rounds of chemotherapy followed by a bone marrow transplant.
But the transplant wasn’t a proper match and she found out in August that she had relapsed.
In July, NHS England announced that it would not routinely fund second stem cell transplants for patients with blood cancer or blood disorders who have relapsed.
Sasha is looking into going abroad for treatment, but worries that she won’t be able to get the right follow-up treatment when she returns.
She has been told she has a 20 per cent chance of surviving the next 24 months, and believes the only thing that would save her life is a second transplant.
Speaking to in September, she said: "As much as it is failing me at the moment, the NHS is the best health service in the world – I don’t want to have to go abroad to have treatment and then come back for aftercare.
"I want the NHS to decide that my life and my two children are worth fighting for."
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