Robbers caught on CCTV

The blue Ford Escort collided with a black taxi cab

Police have released CCTV footage of a car used by three men who robbed a late-night newsagent at gunpoint.

The film shows them driving their car along Carrington Street and crashing into a black cab in Nottingham.

It followed a raid at Rainbow newsagents in Angel Row in the city at about 2350 GMT on 19 January.

The robbers, described as black and in their mid-20s, took cigarettes and cash before running to the H-reg blue Ford Escort and making their getaway.

They had to run along an alleyway leading to Bromley Place where their car was parked behind the Odeon cinema.

They then drove along Maid Marian Way, Collin Street and then onto Carrington Street.

Two customers were in the shop at the time of the raid

CCTV footage shows the vehicle was involved in a minor crash with a black cab on Carrington Street outside the Bentinck Hotel.

No-one was injured but the vehicle failed to stop and made off towards the Meadows area.

Detective Constable Wasim Chowdhery, of Nottingham police, said: "We are aware that the Ford Escort had no lights on when it left Bromley Place and that was still the case when the vehicle was involved in the accident."

He asked anyone who saw the crash as well as the owner of the cab to come forward.

They also want to trace two customers in the shop at the time of the robbery.