A security guard sustained minor injuries during an attempted cash-in-transit heist on the N3, just before the Marlboro off-ramp in Johannesburg.
Two guards were traveling in the cash-in-transit van and two more were in an accompanying security vehicle when shots were fired at them.
ER24 paramedics attended the scene on 23 May, and Annine Siddall, spokesperson for ER24 said, “When they arrived on the scene, a man was receiving treatment from other emergency services. He sustained minor wounds to his arm.” The three other guards, believed to be between the ages of 20 and 50, were unharmed.
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Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, the spokesperson for the Hawks, confirmed the attempted cash-in-transit heist. “It is alleged that the armoured vehicle traveling on the N3, heading south towards Marlboro, was attacked by three vehicles.”
Mulamu said the suspects fired shots at the armoured vehicle to try and stop it. “The criminals were disturbed by Metro police and then fled with the firearm of one security guard.
“We are investigating an attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances and attempted murder.”
Jacqui Moloi Rorke of Fidelity ADT said the security officer in question sustained wounds from the shattered glass as a result of the windscreen being shot. “He received medical treatment but was not hospitalised.”
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