CIT robbery – security guards told to lie down in the grass before van was blown up
CIT robbery – security guards told to lie down in the grass before van was blown up
Ten suspects bombed the cash van on the R544 last night.
The heist unfolded between Groblersdal and eMalahleni at around 18:30 when robbers bombed it.
The G4S cash van, occupied by two security officers was en route to their base in eMalahleni when gunshots were heard.
They were escorted by another security vehicle also with two security officers.
According to Captain Eddie Hall, a police spokesperson the driver stopped and saw a silver VW T-Cross and a white Toyota Hilux double cab.
The escorting vehicle was forced out of the road by the robbers in a VW Polo. Both vehicles overturned.
The robbers disarmed the security guards, pulled them out of the cash van, and ordered them to lie down in the grass on the side of the road before they bombed the vehicle twice.
They fled with their loot.
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