14 arrested after heist on train from KZN to Gauteng

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14 arrested after heist on train from KZN to Gauteng

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14 arrested for pulling off a heist on a train heading from KZN to Gauteng
Fourteen people were arrested and have appeared in court after a heist on a Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) goods train near Estcourt, in central KwaZulu-Natal.

SowetanLIVE's sister TimesLIVE has confirmed that the incident occurred on Friday just outside Estcourt where the gang managed to force the train to stop en route from Durban to Johannesburg.

TFR media manager Mike Asefovitz said the robbers managed to stop the train “using signals”. He declined to comment further due to the sensitive nature of the investigations...
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