Four injured during brazen cash heist

Four people have been injured during a cash-in-transit heist in Dobsonville in Soweto this morning.

A petrol attendant and a G4S security guard are receiving treatment after they were shot and wounded during the incident.

Netcare 911 says an "Advanced Life Support paramedic attended to a petrol attendant who was in a very serious condition after being shot".

Spokesperson Nick Dollman explains the G4S guard was shot in the arm, while two of his colleagues were assaulted.

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Gauteng police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says it's alleged a group of about seven armed men targeted a cash-in-transit van at a garage in Dobsonville on Thursday.

He says the suspects had been armed with rifles and pistols.

"We have launched a manhunt for a group of armed suspects who committed a cash-in-transit robbery in Dobsonville at 07:30," Masondo says.

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The guards had been collecting cash from the garage when they were attacked.

"They took an undisclosed amount of money. The suspects were driving in three different cars, including a white Mercedes Benz, a greenish Corsa bakkie and a Toyota Corolla," Masondo explains.

The bakkie was later found abandoned not far from the crime scene.