Durban – A guard has been shot dead in a cash-in-transit heist along the M35, near Folweni, south of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal.
ALS Paramedics responded to a distress call on Tuesday morning at about 09:00, where three guards had been shot by armed robbers.
“Paramedics arrived on scene to find SA Police Service on the scene already and the scene cornered off. The vehicle was found lying on its side against a property,” said ALS Paramedics.
“A quick triage was done by paramedics and one guard was found to have sustained fatal injuries… unfortunately there was nothing paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on scene.
“‘One guard had sustained critical gunshot wounds and was stabilised on scene by Advanced Life Support paramedics before a call was made to the Netcare911 Aeromedical Helicopter to airlift the guard to a level 1 trauma unit.
“A third guard had sustained moderate injuries and was treated on scene by ALS Paramedics before being transported to Hospital.”
The M35 was closed in both directions whilst SAPS investigated the incident.
It was unclear if the suspects got away with any cash.
No arrests have been reported yet.
