Watch: Failed cash-in-transit heist leaves 3 injured in Ekurhuleni
Police are hunting an armed gang that ambushed a cash van, leaving three security guards wounded in a violent shoot-out.
Three Fidelity security guards were rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries during a cash-in-transit heist on the corner of Heald and Sigalo streets in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, yesterday.
Benoni City Times reports that, according to Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, a group of about 10 people attacked a Fidelity cash van, leading to a shoot-out that injured the guards.
“No cash was taken from the vehicle,” says Sibeko.
It is alleged that the criminals arrived in a silver Honda Civic and opened fire on the guards. A white Mercedes-Benz believed to have been used by the suspects was found burnt and abandoned at the scene.
The Daveyton SAPS opened a case of attempted cash-in-transit robbery and three counts of attempted murder.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation can call Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
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