On Friday 2 September 2022, around 07:00, a group of about 10 armed suspects reportedly attacked four security guards who were driving in a cash van along the R40 Road in Dwarsloop near Bushbuckridge towards Acornhoek.
According to the information, a white Mercedes Benz sedan driven by the suspects came driving towards the direction of Bushbuckridge. It is said that the sedan then went head-on to collide with the van belonging to Fidelity Security Company, which resulted in the vehicle losing control and overturned on the road. One of the security guards sustained some injuries.
A group of armed suspects emerged to join the ones in the sedan then allegedly went on and overpowered as well as disarmed the security guards, taking their three rifles together with one handgun. Thereafter they reportedly detonated some explosives for about three times and took bags containing undisclosed amount of cash from the said van.
It is further indicated that once they finished removing the bags, they torched the said Mercedes Benz which they were driving then fled the scene with the stolen items in a certain white bakkie which could not be fully described by the guards at the time.
The Police and other role players were informed about the incident meanwhile the injured guard was taken to hospital for medical treatment. Police are investigating the cash-in-transit robbery incident and a team of experts in the field of investigation has been assembled to probe the case. No one has been arrested as yet.
Police on the other hand urge anyone with information that may assist in apprehending the perpetrators to contact Detective Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Mashego at 082 469 1298 or call Crime Stop at 08600 10111.
Alternatively members of the public can send information via MySAPS app.
All received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has called for the swift arrest of the suspects. “We have confidence in the capabilities of our members that are investigating this incident and it is just a matter of time before they make a breakthrough. We hope that members of the public can understand the negative economic implications of such robberies and hopefully as often, they will share such valuable information which can help investigators to swiftly bring perpetrators to book” said the General.
