A tow truck driver has been shot dead in a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery on Friday morning in Maraisburg, Johannesburg, according to reports.
The incident took place on Ontdekkers Road around 8 am, which caused traffic disruptions in the area, Gauteng traffic police confirmed.
A CIT vehicle was bombed after an unknown number of suspects arrived in three vehicles, Vision Tactical said.
According to crime activist Yusuf Abramjee, the tow truck driver was shot dead when he followed the robbers as they fled the scene in their getaway car.
Members of our intervention units responded to #CITRobbery in Maraisburg after receiving reporting of a shooting. Cash van bombed. Suspects in three vehicles. @ER24EMS on scene. pic.twitter.com/LfKVIiWd5k
— Vision Tactical (@visiontactical) October 30, 2020
Reports that a tow truck driver followed the gang as they fled and alerted police. He was shot dead. https://t.co/snJHpkkTPA
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) October 30, 2020
⚠️CIT CRIME SCENE ⚠️
Friday 20201030 +-08h00
Avoid area.
Ontdekkers road at 6th.
Tragic backlogs on Hendrik Potgieter and Ontdekkers@TrafficSA @EWNTraffic @jaca_traffic @KayaTraffic @Power987Traffic @SAfmnews pic.twitter.com/Tzc2s4Vnpq— GTP Gauteng Traffic Police (@GTP_Traffstats) October 30, 2020
Members of our intervention units responded to #CITRobbery in Maraisburg after receiving reporting of a shooting. Cash van bombed. Suspects in three vehicles. @ER24EMS on scene. pic.twitter.com/NACpozAUg7
— Vision Tactical (@visiontactical) October 30, 2020
More to follow…
-The Citizen
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