Three men have been charged with conspiracy to burgle after an ATM explosion at a petrol station near Uxbridge left one of them injured.

The botched attempt at Denham Green in Buckinghamshire, which also damaged nearby parked cars, was attended by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Flying squad, who arrested the trio.

Trevor McCarthy, 42, of Barlby Road, W10, Gary Mills, 39 of Fleetwood Close, Chalfont St Giles and Ray Abraham, 36, of Hobart Drive, Hythe, Southampton were charged at Wimbledon Magistrates Court, according to the Metropolitan Police.

They are due to appear at Kingston-Upon-Thames Crown court on October 7.

Chain of exploding ATM incidents across west London

The latest incident is the sixth of its kind in the last month in and around west London in a short space of time.

Similar suspected robberies took place in Ruislip in the early hours of Saturday morning (September 3) and four recently happened in Hounslow , sparking concern amongst officers about the dangers to the public.

In a former interview, a spokesperson for the force said: "An investigation will always consider if there are links to other investigations. At this stage, it's too early to say if that is the case."