Private security companies and police joined forces on Tuesday to apprehend several suspected house robbers.

Marshall Security said in a statement they had been alerted by BidTrack Control Centre of a vehicle which had been stolen during a house robbery in the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast region.

“The vehicle in question, a Toyota Corolla, was being tracked and showed to be travelling on the N2 national highway, heading north.”

The security company said that members of the Marshall Security Special Operations team, together with the South African Police, Flying Squad, K9 and provincial task team units, mobilised towards the N2 in the vicinity of the Queen Nandi Drive and Inanda Road off-ramps.

“The vehicle was spotted turning off the N2 onto Inanda Road and a high speed chase ensued. In an attempt to evade arrest, the suspects turned onto oncoming traffic on Dumisani Makhaye Drive, where they collided head-on with members of the SAPS K9 and Flying Squad.”