Guard dies in heist in the Vaal area

28 November 2016 - 11:23 By TMG Digital

A security guard has died after being shot in an apparent cash-in-transit heist in the Vaal area on Monday morning. ER24’s Chitra Harduth said: “It is understood that he was driving the cash vehicle on Westinghouse Boulevard‚ when suspects opened fire.“The man‚ believed to be in his 30s‚ was shot multiple times. He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall.”Hardruth said that when ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene “the man was in a critical condition”. “His condition deteriorated and paramedics began to resuscitate him. Despite all efforts to save the man‚ he sadly died‚” she added. ..

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