A video sent to Jacaranda News by a Pretoria resident in Karen Park shows scenes of chaos following a cash van in flames following an alleged heist.

The police were on the scene on Saturday morning.

An unknown number of criminals escaped after the cash-in-transit heist in the north of Pretoria.

Details were sketchy but according to crime activist from the north of Pretoria Crystal van den Berg, the incident occurred at around 8.30am on Saturday.

“The criminals escaped and the amount of money taken was still unknown at this stage,” she said.

She urged residents to stay on the lookout for a silver Toyota Yaris and an Audi S3, colour unknown.

Jacaranda News reported that their eyewitness told them: “I was driving to gym, and we heard loud shots. We were shocked and didn’t know what was happening. I made a U-turn towards the scene and we found three guards lying on the left side of the Fidelity truck. The truck was on fire.

“I have been staying here for two years and this is the first time something like this happened. People are shaken and we are still in disbelief.”

One commenter on Twitter speculated whether the crowd was “rushing for cash while the security van was burning … or were they just checking whether there were leftovers”.

Police have confirmed they are in Karen Park where a #cashheist has just taken place. An eyewitness who lives at Wonderpark Estates has provided us with a video of moments after the incident. pic.twitter.com/q8clAvLMug — Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) April 28, 2018

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