One robber died in a shootout with police in yet another cash-in-transit heist along the R71 road near Tzaneen, Limpopo police said on Wednesday.
The G4 Security van was accosted by armed men travelling in two cars on Tuesday evening.
“The suspects started firing at the tires of the security vehicle and after it came to a halt, they ordered the three security officers out at gunpoint before blasting it with explosives. The suspects then fled the scene after taking an undisclosed amount of money,” police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe said.
“Police were called and within minutes, the vehicles were spotted. A car chase ensued along the Hoedspruit and Lydenburg roads. Members of a nearby Farm Watch joined and assisted in blocking the route.”
“One of the vehicles with five people in it was cornered and a shootout ensued. One of the robbers was shot and killed and three, aged between 43 and 25, were arrested. The fifth suspect managed to flee on foot,” Ngoepe added.
He said the three arrested and the deceased are from Burgersfort outside Tzaneen, Hazyview and Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga.
Officers confiscated police and army bullet-proof vests, rifles including two AK47s, two bags of cash, two-way radios and the two vehicles, a Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
The suspected robbers will appear in the Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court soon.
Source: Citizen
