Robbers killed in high-speed chase in Tongaat

FIVE suspects were shot dead after high speed chase from Empangeni to Tongaat. It is believed the suspects were responsible for a string of robberies at the Sanlam Centre shopping mall in Empangeni last night. Some of the shops robbed included Pep Cell and Relay stores.

Reports from the scene are that the armed gang had fled the scene of a crime in Empangeni in two getaway vehicles.

Security teams chased them down on the N2 northbound between the Tongaat Toll Plaza and the off-ramp to the airport.

Paul Herbst, from Medi Response paramedics, who treated the critically wounded suspects.

“The getaway vehicles were intercepted by a private security company and a chase and shootout ensued.

In vicinity of Tongaat plaza, three suspects sustained gunshot wounds and ended their bid to flee, whilst the second getaway vehicle managed to escape and continue down the highway.

“In proximity to King Shaka airport, three more suspects, in the second getaway vehicle, sustained fatal gunshot wounds during an exchange.”

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