DURBAN – Three suspects wanted for a cash-in-transit robbery were killed in a shootout with police in Kranskop in KwaZulu-Natal during the early hours of Saturday 8 August.

Police acted on intelligence about the whereabouts of suspects linked to a robbery in the Kranskop business centre on 13 April.

When officers approached a residence in Mambulu after information they received on the whereabouts of the suspects early on Saturday morning, a shootout ensued. Three suspects were killed, and firearms were recovered.

The suspects were wanted for a cash-in-transit robbery in which an undisclosed amount of money was stolen, and three security guards were robbed of their firearms. Four vehicles were hijacked and used as getaway vehicles.

During the April robbery, the suspects fired shots at a police station. No officers or members of the public were injured.

One suspect died a day after the April robbery. He was found in an abandoned vehicle in Nkandla after being injured in the explosion of the cash-in-transit vehicle.

Police are searching for additional suspects who evaded arrest and are believed to be armed with at least one rifle.

Anyone with information is urged to contact their nearest police station or Crime Stop on 0860 010 111.