A security van was robbed at the Shell petrol station in Hinchley Wood this morning, with reports that one security guard was injured during the attack.

Armed police are at the scene on Kingston Bypass now, a witness said, and officers have cordoned off the area and the G4S van.

A motorist who witnessed the aftermath of the incident said police officers were finger printing the van, but did not know if the robbers got away with anything.

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