Police have recovered two vehicles that are suspected to be involved in a cash-in-transit robbery in Roodepoort

GAUTENG – Two cars that are suspected to have been used as getaway cars after a cash-in-transit robbery in Roodepoort were found in one of the houses in Meadowlands, Soweto, soon after the robbery. The two cars, a white BMW and Nissan Hardbordy bakkie, are confirmed to have been hijacked in Gauteng and North West, respectively.

It is reported that on Saturday, 10 January 2026, a cash-in-transit armored vehicle, escorted by a security officer who was driving behind, was rammed by a White Mercedes Benz that was coming from an opposite direction at Elias Motsoaledi Road in Roodepoort. The cash van capsized, more suspects joined in and bombed the cash van while other suspects were engaged in a shootout with the security officer from an escort vehicle.

The suspects then disarmed the three security officers who were in a cash van and took undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects set alight the Mercedes Benz used to ram the cash van and fled the scene driving in a two BMWs and Nissan Hardbordy bakkie.

Swift response by various units of South African Police Service in Gauteng, Gauteng Traffic Police and private security officers led to the recovery of one BMW and Nissan Hardbordy inside the yard of one of the houses in Meadowlands, Soweto. Two people who were found inside the house, a male and a female, were taken by the police for questioning.

The search for the suspects and the recovery of cash is underway.

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