Two suspected burglars have been transported to hospital and another two are on the run, following a shoot-out in Boksburg and a car crash in Brakpan.
The suspects crashed their getaway vehicle at the corner of Heidelberg Road (R23) and Koot Street, in Withok Estates, at around 1pm.
Two of them fled the scene on foot, while the other two sustained serious injuries and were unable to make a run for it.
A police chopper has been deployed to the area to search for the pair on the run.
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According to Capt Pearl van Staad, spokesperson for Brakpan police, the suspects were being pursued by personnel from a private security company after a house burglary in Sunward Park, Boksburg, earlier today.
“A shoot-out ensued between the suspects and the security officers,” she said.
“In their haste to get away, they crashed into another car and their vehicle careered down an embankment.”
An eyewitness to the crash, Johnathan Dugmore, told the Herald that the two injured suspects asked him to take them to hospital.
The vehicle the suspects were travelling in is believed to have either been hijacked or stolen.
Electronic appliances linked to the Sunward Park burglary were found in the car.
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