Money falls from the sky as robbers blow up security van

Money fell from the sky when a gang of armed robbers blew up an armoured security van on Tuesday to get at the £1.5million (about N725 million) in cash locked inside. Ten criminals in three cars forced the Cash Solutions vehicle off the road on the R71 near Gravelette, Limpopo, South Africa by dramatically shooting out the tyres. They then attached explosives to the van then dragged the guards off to a safe distance and detonated the charges blowing the side and roof completely off the vehicle (Top). A huge shower of notes billowed up into the air when several of the cash boxes inside were blown open raining South Africa rands down over a wide area on the roadside (Above). It is not known if passing motorists helped themselves after the gang drove off and before the police could arrive and seal off the area. The gang escaped with cash and firearms belonging to the security guards. Limpopo Police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe said the road would be closed for at least four hours while officers searched for clues to the gang that carried it out. Incredibly nobody was injured in the incident. Yusuf Abramjee/Twitter