A man was robbed of his e-scooter by three hooded men in an early morning attack inside a train station.

Video recorded by a witness showed one of the trio punching the rider in the face after they grabbed the scooter from him in Luton railway station.

An eyewitness said the robbery took place in front of 20 fellow commuters at around 5.30am yesterday.

The footage showed the victim trying to grab the scooter back, before another man hit him, causing him to fall back into the wall and onto the floor.

He picked himself up and followed the men, who were dressed in black hooded coats, out of the Bedfordshire station.

One of the three was seen riding away on the stolen electric scooter.

The victim, believed to be in his 20s, suffered minor injuries but did not need hospital treatment.

The witness, a 39-year-old Amazon worker, who asked not to be named, said: ‘No one reacted because it happened very quickly.

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‘The three guys went past the victim and they had some issue for a couple of moments.

‘Then very quickly they started swearing and shouting at each other.’

Bedfordshire Police confirmed that it had received a report of theft related to the incident.

A spokesperson said: ‘We were called just before 5.45am on Wednesday to a report of a theft of an e-scooter in Luton rail station.

‘The victim was left with minor injuries, but didn’t need hospital treatment.

‘The case has now been passed to the British Transport Police.’

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