- The police are investigating a brazen cash-in-transit robbery on the M2 near Germiston, in which an undisclosed amount of money was stolen.
- The heist occurred in Heriotdale on Thursday night.
- The suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a Mercedes-Benz and Ford Ranger.
Gauteng police are on the hunt for a group of at least five armed robbers who staged a daring cash-in-transit robbery on the M2 near Germiston on Thursday.
They stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
The heist took place on the M2 east between the Lower Germiston bridge and Geldenhuys interchange in Heriotdale while the cash van was transporting money from Ormonde to a base in Germiston.
The incident has left four security guards in hospital with two of them being injured when the cash van overturned, while the other two were shot and wounded by the suspects.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the cash van was being escorted by two armed guards in another security vehicle.
"After passing the Cleveland off-ramp, they were rammed into by a Mercedes-Benz. The bakkie lost control and overturned. The driver and crew were taken out and disarmed."
Mathe added at the same time, a Toyota Fortuna rammed the escort bakkie into the barrier.
"The Toyota Fortuna caught fire and completely burned out the collision. The drivers escaped unharmed but the crew [members] were shot in both legs and disarmed."
Mathe said the suspects then fired a few shots in the air to scare off people.
"The robbers then used explosives to open the money boxes and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. "
The police said the suspects also took a CZ pistol, a 9mm Glock, and an R5 assault rifle from the security guards.
The guards in the bakkie sustained head injuries while the crew in the escorting vehicle were shot in the legs.
All the injured were taken by ambulance to nearby hospitals.
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) media liaison officer Katlego Mphahlele said the EMPD Freeway Unit was first on the scene, before being joined the police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department.
Mathe said the suspects fled in a Mercedes-Benz and Ford Ranger.