UPDATE: Masked men target security guard in Bamber Bridge
The three men, who were wearing balaclavas, jumped out of a blue BMW at around 6am on Wednesday July 19 and chased the security guard near to the RBS on Station Road, say police.
A police spokesman said: "Early this morning, while a guard was filling the ATM at RBS a blue BMW pulled up.
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"The men picked up the cassette and made off."
An RBS spokesman said:“We can confirm that an incident took place this morning, nobody was injured during the incident and we are fully cooperating with the police in their investigation”.
A cordon was placed around the area and a heavy police presence was noted in the area.
Police are investigating and enquiries are on-going to trace the offenders.