TimesLIVE reports that a security guard was shot dead and another injured during a foiled cash-in-transit robbery in Hibberdene, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, on Thursday.  

Wahl Bartmann, CEO of Fidelity Security Group, confirmed the incident.  He said the company had received reliable information that the dead guard had wounded one of the suspects before he was gunned down.  Apparently between six and eight suspects, travelling in a bakkie, intercepted the security guards just before they could off load money at business premises in the town's centre at around 6am.  Bartmann said the injured guard was in the back of the van and was shot in the left thigh when he jumped out to help.  Another security guard was shot, but fortunately the bullet lodged in his bullet-proof vest.  He said the quick response from the driver, who had remained in the vehicle during the shootout, was commendable, as it resulted in the suspects making off with no loot.

• Read the full original of the above report by Orrin Singh at TimesLIVE

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