Another cash-in-transit truck bombed last night in the same vicinity

Another cash-in-transit heist took place last evening, Thursday, 20 July, when a truck was bombed in Mpumalanga.

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EMER-G-MED ATTENDS TO YET ANOTHER CASH-IN-TRANSIT HEIST

Just before 18h00 on Thursday night, Emer-G-Med paramedics together with multiple emergency service agencies responded to the scene of cash in transit heist on the N4 near the Kanyamazane Turn-off.

Reports from the scene are that an armoured vehicle was bombed by an unknown number of armed suspects before they fled the scene.

“No injuries were reported.”

Emer-G-Med

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Emer-G-Med reports that the N4 had to be temporarily closed after the incident.

ANOTHER CASH TRUCK BOMBED A FEW DAYS AGO

This latest cash truck bombing comes just three days after another cash-in-transit vehicle was hit in the same precinct.

The police at Kanyamazane reported that they are in pursuit of suspects who were involved in a case of Cash-In-Transit (CIT) robbery that occurred in the early hours of Monday, 17 July 2023 next to Emfuleni Park at Kanyamazane outside Nelspruit.
According to a report, an armoured vehicle transporting cash was travelling along the Legogota Road at Kanyamazane driven by security guards. It is reported that a white Mercedes Benz occupied by suspects emerged and collided head-on with the armoured vehicle, forcing it to overturn.

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MORE THAN TEN MEN GO FOR THE ATTACK

It is further reported that the guards then came under attack from a group of about 15 armed suspects who then started shooting randomly at the armed vehicle whilst instructing them to open the door.
It is further alleged that explosives were detonated by the suspects and got hold of cash from the armoured vehicle. Amid the incident, the guards were reportedly robbed of their firearms, a rifle as well as a pistol.

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