A fidelity security company guard was shot dead and two of his colleagues left injured after a van they were travelling in was shot at several times in an attempted cash-in-transit heist on Wednesday night.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said three guards were travelling from Mount Ayliff to Mthatha when they were attacked on the N2 near Tsitsa Bridge between Qumbu and Tsolo at about 8pm.
“The 40-year-old guard was shot on the upper body and he died instantly,” said Fatyela.
This is the second similar incident to happen this week following the Monday attack where the van as pursued to the premises of the St Barnabas Hospital in Libode. Two were left injured after robbers shot a volley of more than 50 bullets at their van when it hit a dead-end in the hospital.
“In both robberies no money was stolen,” said Fatyela.
On Wednesday night the van was rammed by a Hyundai which blocked the road and a group of about 10 gunmen shot at the guards’ van, killing one in the process and injuring two of his colleagues.
Fatyela said two vehicles were hijacked and another was used as a getaway which was later found dumped near a village in Mthatha.
No arrests have yet been made in both incidents. — lulamilef@dispatch.co.za
Guard shot dead in second heist in the Eastern Cape
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela said three guards were travelling from Mount Ayliff to Mthatha when they were attacked on the N2 near Tsitsa Bridge between Qumbu and Tsolo at about 8pm.
“The 40-year-old guard was shot on the upper body and he died instantly,” said Fatyela.
This is the second similar incident to happen this week following the Monday attack where the van as pursued to the premises of the St Barnabas Hospital in Libode. Two were left injured after robbers shot a volley of more than 50 bullets at their van when it hit a dead-end in the hospital.
“In both robberies no money was stolen,” said Fatyela.
On Wednesday night the van was rammed by a Hyundai which blocked the road and a group of about 10 gunmen shot at the guards’ van, killing one in the process and injuring two of his colleagues.
Fatyela said two vehicles were hijacked and another was used as a getaway which was later found dumped near a village in Mthatha.
No arrests have yet been made in both incidents. — lulamilef@dispatch.co.za
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