Gardai have launched a manhunt after a cash-in-transit robbery outside a bank.
The raid occurred at around 10.20am on Thursday morning, when three men robbed a cash box from a security man in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath.
The men escaped in a gold coloured Renault Scenic, which was found burnt out in the nearby Ballinabrackey Road area of Kinnegad.
A second car was waiting to transport the three men from the scene.
It is not known how much money was stolen during the incident.
In a statement gardai said: "Gardaí in Mullingar are investigating a cash-in-transit robbery which occurred today 13th June 2019 at 10.20am outside a financial institution in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath.
"Three males in a gold coloured Renault Scenic car took a cash box from a security man.
"This car was later found burnt out a short distance away in the Ballinabrackey Road area of Kinnegad where it is believed another car was waiting to take the occupants away.
"Gardaí in Mullingar are appealing for information from anyone who may have witnessed anything unusual in the Kinnegad town area, or in the Ballinabrackey Road area of Kinnegad, on the morning of the 13th June 2019 between 9am and 11am.
"They are particularly appealing to those with dash-cam footage who were in the Kinnegad area at the time of the raid to come forward.
"Anyone with information can contact Mullingar Garda Station on 044 9384000 , the Garda Confidential Line on 1800666111 or any Garda Station."
