Bank robbers "hit woman with her own car" as they escaped

A WOMAN was hit by her own car after two men brandishing shotguns carjacked her as they escaped the scene of an attempted armed bank raid.

The woman, aged in her 40s, was getting into her car on Industry Street, Parkgate, when two masked gunmen stole it.

The incident happened after the two men carried out a raid on nearby Yorkshire Bank, Broad Street, just minutes before.

As they tried to escape, they then hit the woman with the car, leaving her with serious injuries, police said.

A spokeswoman said the men had entered the bank at around 8.50am on Friday.

The duo - who were brandishing shotguns - assaulted a worker at the bank and stole cash.

A police spokesman said other members of staff had been left “shaken and distressed” by the incident but were not injured.

Two men and a woman, aged 26, 27 and 36, who were arrested on suspicion of robbery on Monday, have been released on bail.

A 52-year-old man arrested over the weekend on suspicion of robbery and a 39-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have also been bailed pending further enquiries.

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 203 of January 29.