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Bystander shot during chaotic cash-in-transit robbery in KZN

Multiple vehicles were damaged near Richmond, with some on their roofs

The suspects had advertised a vehicle online but the buyer suspected the sellers were the ones who attacked and robbed his friend of cash on August 4 after he had responded to a similar advert. Stock photo.
The suspects had advertised a vehicle online but the buyer suspected the sellers were the ones who attacked and robbed his friend of cash on August 4 after he had responded to a similar advert. Stock photo.

A bystander was shot dead during a cash-in-transit robbery on the R56 near Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Wednesday afternoon.

ALS Paramedics from its Cato Ridge operation who attended the scene with other emergency services found multiple vehicles damaged and some on their roofs. Police were also in attendance.

“One person, believed to be a civilian, has been killed as a result of gunshot wounds,” said ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson.

“Multiple other casualties are being attended to as a result of vehicles being involved in collisions and gunshot injuries.”

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