Security guard in Somerset surrenders box full of money to armed raider with rifle Masked thief brandishes rifle at security guard in daylight raid The guard drops the box full of cash and the raider escapes The criminal fled in a stolen car with an accomplice This is the moment a terrified security guard surrendered a box full of money at an armed raider who confronted him at a petrol station. Dramatic CCTV shows the brazen balaclava-clad raider threaten the guard with a rifle during the daylight raid. The cash-in-transit guard was leaving the shop and heading towards his van when he was attacked by the armed rogue. Terror: The thief, clad in a balaclava, levels his rifle at the guard, who begins to back away DC Andy Tearle said: 'This robbery only took a few seconds to commit but the impact this will have on the courier, shop staff and witnesses will stay with them for much longer' He pointed the gun at the security guard who immediately dropped the metal container of cash and backed away outside the shop in Ilminster, Somerset. The suspect fled the scene in a stolen white Ford Fiesta with an accomplice after the robbery at around 11.30am on Monday September 23. DC Andy Tearle of Avon and Somerset Police said: 'This robbery only took a few seconds to commit but the impact this will have on the courier, shop staff and witnesses will stay with them for much longer. We are investigating the robbery and our enquiries are progressing well but we need to speak to anyone who might have any information. If you can help, please contact me. Professional: Police are appealing for anyone with information about the robbery to call on 101 The raider flees to his accomplice, waiting in a stolen Ford Fiesta The thieves dumped the car a short distance away and are believed to have escaped in a second vehicle Detectives said the car was stolen from Exford, Exmoor, six days before the robbery and had its plates changed. It was found dumped less than a mile away. A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police added: 'The suspects are then thought to have got into a second vehicle. Enquiries have established that the Ford Fiesta was stolen from Exford, on Exmoor, and had its number plates and branding removed. We would like to speak to anyone who saw the Ford Fiesta after it was stolen on Tuesday, September 17 and until it was recovered by police after the robbery. We would also like to speak to the owner of a green VW Polo which was driving along a private road on the Dillington Estate linking Whitelackington and Ashwell on the morning of the robbery. Unsuspecting: The guard walks towards the exit, just moments before his gun-wielding attacker strikes An alternative view of the event. The whole raid took just seconds The guard backs away as the raider snatches the cash-filled box