A R1-million reward has been offered for information after a cash-in-transit heist vehicle was bombed on Tuesday afternoon.
SBV Services said the cash van was ambushed around 16:00 on Tuesday. The vehicle was travelling on the N4 west highway towards Pretoria.
“The number of suspects and the amount of cash taken from the vehicle is still unknown. No SBV employees or civilians were injured during the attack.”
Police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili said that four officers were forcefully removed from the vehicle after it was rammed off the road by a sedan.
“The suspects drove off in three vehicles while the one they used to ram off the cash van was left on the scene burning.”
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SBV group CEO Mark Barette said the company thoroughly investigated all such incidents.
“SBV does not tolerate any violence, crime and threats to our human lives. We will tirelessly persist in our efforts to mitigate cash-in-transit crime and together with the authorities and the CIT industry, we will ensure that the perpetrators involved in CIT attacks are brought to justice,” said Barette.
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SBV appealed to members of the public with any information on the attack to contact the company’s early warning robbery hotline on 083-408-7029. “All callers can be assured that confidentiality is maintained.”
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