WATCH: Chaos as people scramble for cash after CIT vehicle destroyed
Chaotic scenes unfold after an attack on a vehicle transporting cash in Krugersdorp.
Credit: Twitter
Videos doing the rounds on social media this morning show the aftermath of a violent cash-in-transit robbery in Krugersdorp where an armoured vehicle was blown up, leaving cash scattered across the road.
Passers-by quickly waded into the carnage and started gathering up all the notes they could.
It appears the attack happened on Kagiso Avenue in Chamdor.
#CITRobbery Kagiso Drive Chamdor JHB. Cash van bombed. Robbers made off in a white Audi, white BMW X5 and a white 3 series. Grey Mercedes Benz used to ram the money truck. Look at how members of the public go for what’s left… pic.twitter.com/3RwJO0l0le
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) June 3, 2020
As well as the destroyed CIT vehicle, another vehicle can be seen burning on the scene.
Police forensics investigators arrived on the scene a short while later, they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the heist.
Footage showing the full heist indicates that the van was first impacted in a head-on collision by the Mercedes that was later set alight before the armed gang blew up the armed vehicle. Take a look at how it played out below.
#CITheist Watch this mornings CIT robbery in Kagiso Avenue, Chamdor, Krugersdorp… @BOSBEER2006 @1SecondLater @News24 @netstartraffic @SALTruckers @SAPoliceService @MARIUSBROODRYK pic.twitter.com/3sVOPx0do7
— BOSBEER.COM (@BOSBEER2006) June 3, 2020
The cash vehicle appears to belong to G4S security services.
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