Wreckage of a money wagon lay late on Friday afternoon on a street in Vaalpark, Sasolburg. Robbers struck and blew the wagon and robbed an unknown amount of money.
Several people subsequently commented on the incident on Twitter and posted photos.
One said that the high unemployment rate in the country contributes to this type of robbery. “The people are hungry and looking for work,” one tweeted.
The transit robbery took place on Minnaar Street in Vaalpark in Sasolburg.
Netcare 911 spokeswoman Shawn Herbst said one security guard, who was not seriously injured, was taken to a hospital with one of their ambulances.
Ao. Hawks spokesman Lynda Steyn confirmed on Friday night that there was a transit robbery in Sasolburg and that the Hawks would conduct the investigation.
She was not yet able to confirm the above information, but could confirm that there was such an incident.
