Motorists have been urged to avoid the N12 in Putfontein, Benoni, after reports of a cash-in-transit heist in the area.
Details are sketchy but Blue Hawk Tactical and the Ekurhuleni metro police confirmed the incident early on Wednesday morning.
A video clip shared by Blue Hawk shows a vehicle alight at the scene. Other images show a bombed CIT van with police and security on the scene.
An Ekurhuleni metro police spokesperson confirmed the incident and said metro police were on the scene.
"[We're] establishing injuries (if any) as our members are on the scene,” she said, adding more details would be released as they become available.
Blue Hawk said two people died while a third has been taken to hospital, but police are yet to confirm this.
This is a developing story
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