KZN cops are hunting for three suspects who allegedly blew up a G4S truck using explosives and escaped with the money.
This unfolded in KwaMashu, north of Durban, on Wednesday, 26 July, in the evening.
It is alleged that the suspects opened fire at an armoured cash delivery truck until it came to a standstill.
When the truck had stopped, the suspects robbed the security guards of their two guns and other belongings before blowing up the cash van. They then helped themselves with money before escaping.
Residents from the sections near the area where the incident happened said they heard loud explosions and were confused about what was happening.
But those who were close went out to see, and it's alleged that some helped themselves to the money after the suspects had escaped the scene.
A resident said he heard about the incident but was afraid to go and see.
"I heard that there are people who took the money that was scattered all over the place where the explosion happened," said the resident.
Another resident said he went to the scene when the police arrived. I also heard that some people took the money.
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"When I was there, there was no money. And the police were busy working. I feel bad that I didn't get anything," said the resident.
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) spokesman Prem Balram said their members attended the scene of a Cash in Transit Robbery in KwaMashu.
"The RUSA Phoenix Operations Centre became inundated with calls after the occupants of a vehicle opened fire with high calibre rifles on a G4S cash vehicle near Bridge City Mall in KwaMashu. Some callers reported hearing an explosion," he said.
KZN cop's spokesman Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed that police are searching for at least three suspects following a cash-in-transit robbery that occurred along the Nogwaja Road in KwaMashu on Wednesday evening, 26 July.
He said an undisclosed amount of money was stolen, and no injuries have been reported. The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a white bakkie.
