Accidents

Guard critical following cash in transit robbery

Gauteng: At 18H58 Monday evening Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on Modderfontein Road (P91) in Van Riebeeck Park Kempton Park. Reports from the scene indicate that a cash in transit vehicle came under heavy fire.

When medics assessed the scene they found that the driver had sustained critical injuries after being shot in the face.

cash in transit robbery

The passenger managed to escape while being fired upon by an unknown number of assailants.

The patient was treated on scene by Netcare 911 Emergency Care Practitioners who managed to stabilise the 34-year-old man.

Due to the nature of his injuries and the distance from a specialised hospital the Netcare 1 Specialised Helicopter Air Ambulance was activated to airlift him to hospital.

cash in transit robbery

Circumstances leading up to the shooting will be investigated by the relevant authorities who were on scene.
All necessary authorities were on scene.

Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911

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