Security guard killed in botched cash-in-transit
The robbers reportedly failed to gain access to the majority of the money after their explosives did not work as planned in a brazen daytime heist which closed part of the N2 for hours.
According to IPSS Security operations manager, Phumlani Vezi, two other guards at the scene were not injured but were robbed of their firearms.
The incident marks at least the sixth cash-in-transit heist between KwaDukuza and Mandeni in the past year.
Last month, a 50-year-old security guard was shot in the leg and his 46-year-old colleague was assaulted in a cash-in-transit heist on the R74 near KwaDukuza.
Just three days earlier, robbers targeted a vehicle on the R102 between Mandeni and Gingindlovu, escaping with an undisclosed amount of money.
Later in the day, in an unrelated accident, a father and his 8-year-old son tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision on the R102.
They were travelling with their family when the accident happened near the KwaDukuza police station at around 4pm.
'Another five family members were injured, including three children aged between 8 and 13. One patient was severely entrapped in the wreckage and required urgent assistance,' said IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson, Samantha Meyrick.
The driver of the second vehicle was taken to hospital by private transport while the passenger picked up minor injuries and declined further treatment.
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