JOHANNESBURG - Police have cordoned off a large area around the Sandton Gautrain Station where gunshots have been fired.

Heavy police presence.

Heard 2 gunshots.

Sandton Gautrain pic.twitter.com/dxAoknBPAE — Thozi Sejanamane (@ThoziTheCreator) May 20, 2016

According to JMPD spokesperson, Wayne Minnaar, a fight between metered taxi drivers and Uber drivers near to the Sandton Gautrain broke out at approximately midday.

Three metro police officers intervened to stop the fight and were injured by stones which were thrown by the drivers. No members of the public were injured.

The cause of the incident will be investigated. JMPD officers are currently on the scene diverting traffic.

The three metro police officers who sustained minor injuries were transported to hospital for further medical treatment.

Alleged attack on @Uber_RSA drivers in @Sandton. This Nissan&39;s window was smashed moments ago by an unknown group. pic.twitter.com/swVvXMSYVC — The Sandton Times (@sandtontimes) May 20, 2016

Violence outside the gautrain station. pic.twitter.com/kAjYyegbar — Athi Rwexu (@Athi_Rex) May 20, 2016

Uber South Africa tweeted a response to the attack shortly after the incident occurred; stating that they are aware of the matter and will be taking necessary steps to resolve it as soon as possible.

We are aware of the intimidation occurring at Sandton Gautrain Station and are taking all of the necessary steps to resolve this issue [1/3] — Uber South Africa (@Uber_RSA) May 20, 2016

as soon as possible. We are working with private security, JMPD, SAPS, Gautrain and all other relevant stakeholders as we&39;re deeply [2/3] — Uber South Africa (@Uber_RSA) May 20, 2016