The police officer who was shot in Paris this morning has died, according to police sources.

A man wearing a bullet-proof vest fired on police officers with an automatic rifle, seriously injuring one of them, a police source said.

iTele said two officers were seen lying on the ground after the attack. However, it is now understood the second person involved in the attack is a civil service worker.

It is not believed to be related to the attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine.

The attack occurred in Montrouge Hauts-de-Seine.

The officers had been called to the scene of a traffic accident that occurred around 7:15 am involving a grey Clio, according to France Info, when they were fired at. 

Le Parisien reported that one of the shooters fled on foot towards the Metro station Châtillon-Montrouge.

The other is reported to have fled by car.

An arrest has reportedly been made in relation to the attack.