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Correction,my apologies it was his 4th day on the job,and Robbie the guy he was calling was the driver of the panel Van full of mobile phones that prinsloo and mthembi were guarding.
A daily occurrence in South Africa, Lloyd the Co driver's 4th day on the job. He's a total newbie and got a trail by fire. The tried to steal a load of cell phones. Leo is an ex SA Police special forces member. The robbers used cell phone scramblers to block calls.
The driver is ex special task force ,the other guy was new to the job so I think the situation was executed well because this was no time for training.
Yes, he was new to the company, but they don't employ anyone from the street. The men working for this company are all highly skilled. Do not let Leo see your comment on "no time for training" he has the utmost respect for his team member and had openly challenged anyone who has negative comments to put down their softdrinks and popcorn, get up from behind their keyboard and come into a situation where people are firings with high caliber assault rifles and keep their calm as he did. He was given instructions and kept his cool and performed excellently under the circumstances. I have been in the defence industry and have attended various events where weapons such as those were fired, and believe me when I say "You WILL sh!t yourself only hearing the noise!" DO NOT CRITICISES THIS MAN FOR DOING WHAT HE IS! You will not be able to keep your head if you are put in that seat!
They’re both silent as this is Pretoria in South Africa, one of the most dangerous parts of the world for this kind of job, they’re looking out for people like this. I’d be worried if they were chatting
No but ass Ben said passenger supposed to be relaying directions and driver can concentrate on the driving. What the point in being in a team if you doing it all on your own he's trying to drive/look for bad guys/avoid bullets/not get penned in and then gets out and deals with it on his own that passenger never said a word never fired a round he never even took his belt off just left his partner to do it his self. That would be his last day on my van
South Africa mate. Driver was a ex special police . Daily mail done a article about him/ this incident. When he got out he took the fight to them, they got scared and ran away 🤣. If i can find article will pin in
I've found one similar.www.google.com/amp/s/amp.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/incredible-footage-captures-failed-cashintransit-truck-heist-in-south-africa/news-story/dbc2d8c8116de1afa85d305b2080f3ea
See previous note, These men knew what they signed up for and did exactly what they had to. If you haven't walked in their shoes, you have NO IDEA what they had to contend with. Go ask someone in the S.A.S. to comment and then apologise for your remark. This was not a Computer Animated Game, these were real men in real life being fired on with real AK47'S.
Dead on, the Americans call our bees "Killer Bees", we have Malaria, the most dangerous animals on 2 and 4 legs, no National Health Scheme, brutal weather, little water, ESKOM, Taxi Drivers from Hell (not Black Cabbies), the most brutal African Tribes and we are still standing. "Give me 20 divisions American soldiers and I will beach Europe. Give me 15 consisting of Englishmen, and I will advance to the borders of Berlin. Give me two divisions of those marvellous fighting Boers (Meaning Farmer, originating from the Boer War) and I will remove Germany from the face of the earth.” Field Marshall Bernard L. Montgomery WWII
@@stephaniejooste3879 And the "killer bees" are the ones in need of protection from the Cape Honeybee, as, while it's not as aggressive, its worker bees can take over African Honeybee colonies because they can lay eggs.
This guy Leo was a Police sniper and tactical trainer and this happens 5/7 times a week in South Africa because of the economy and it’s a Land Cruiser crew cab pick up they were in
Check out the after incident report and ballistic analysis from ArmorMax the company that did the modification. P.S. That modification costs as much as the vehicle itself. The Land Cruiser is already a heavy vehicle, add the armor and it's 1.5 times heavier. The left front weel was hit, thus it was even more difficult to maneuver add the run flat wheel and thar beast weights more than an average house in South Africa.
Hi Sir. The driver is Leo Prinsloo, was a South African Police Task Force member similar to the U.S. SWAT teams. He has done work in his field for more than 20 years across the globe. He is driving a special ArmorMax Land Cruiser Double Cab. Yes his partner was only on his 4th day with the company, but Leo is very defensive about criticism about his performance. He did as instructed and couldn't make the cellphone call as the hijackers were using signal scramblers. They were being shot at from a high performance AUDI SUV that was driven by well trained men. The shots were mostly from AK47 Assault Rifles and in the second round of fire they punctured the right front wheel, which made the maneuvering of that heavy beast even more difficult, even though it was run flat tyre's. His intention was to ram the Ford Ranger which was already firing on the crew of the delivery truck. After he made the U-Turn he was heading straigt into a the line of the attackers of the Ford who had formed a line in the Highway and opened fire. 1 Was elevated on the Concrete Barrier and thus had a elevated attack field. Leo had intended to ram the Audi on the side but the speed and weight of the vehicle had caused it to lift too high and thus he was stranded on the balast, which he was determined to ram out of the way. In total they estimate there was more than 20 penetrative high velocity, high calibre rounds that were direct hits, but as the vehicle was armored none were capable of penetrating. As Leo opened the door for the first time one of the projectiles that had been fired at the seam of the door, actually fell into his side arm holster. The tragedy is that this is a common tactic and mostly the vehicles are standard and thus the fatalities are high. The most of the personnel who do this work are not nearly qualified for any true difference, they have an extremely high fatality rate and are only trained to the basic requirements. Please note that the shipment was Smart Phones and it is a high value commodity as they are not sold in the country but in other African Countries, thus they are untraceable and can nett these men a years salary for each in one successful heist. There are many places where these men rehearse their attacks, the vehicle's are ordered from other high jackers who specialise in that area. If you are driving and see a Cash in Transit vehicle on the roads or at shopping centres you get as far away from them as you possibly can if you value your life. These men have absolutely no qualm to take the lives of anyone unfortunate enough to be in the vacancy. Many of these attacks are on Highways as in the footage and in broad daylight with other commuters on the roads. Approximately 3 years ago my husband and I were doing our Saturday Shopping and was approximately 4 cars behind a Cash in Transit Vehicle on the highway doing 120km/h when the truck exploded in the middle of the road. The attackers were maybe 3 cars behind us and came roaring down. They immediately murderer the crew with AK47'S and took off. We were not able to contact emergency numbers as they had also placed scrambling devices there, knowing exactly where they were going to ambush the vehicle. This was 10:00 on a weekend with hundreds of vehicles on that piece of Highway. We were fortunate to have attended advanced driving lessons and had been able to avoid colliding with others, but some were not so lucky.
@@tr33c21 The passenger is getting a lot of stick from keyboard warriors who have never had a schoolyard punch-up, let alone served in the military and/or law enforcement. Yes he was undoubtedly experiencing fear, but it was how it manifested itself. He never panicked, never screamed, never lost his cool and did something stupid. He just sat awaiting further instruction from his seniour and executed every order he gave him. I have the utmost respect for both men. Well done lads!
The passenger was clearly scared but he kept it together and didn't freak out or start committing verbal diarrhea. He performed the tasks assigned to him by his leader to the best of his ability.
I literally watched this for the first time 2 days ago, i remember reading a comment saying it was the passengers 4th day on the job. Now that's a baptism of fire. love the content Ben, can't wait to read your book.
Read similar on a South African website. Driver is an ex-cop and passenger's 4th day on the job. There was pics of the vehicle they were in and it was a modified Toyota Hilux or Land Cruiser. Given the attacking vehicles were a similar size it makes his driving even more impressive. There's new front facing footage been released. I'll try and post the link.
Theres a dashcam video pointing forward as well that got released, its a lot easier to see whats happening. From what I've heard the passenger was only on day 4 of the job and the driver is ex special task force and the robbers had some kind of signal jammer. So the passenger was just following what the driver was telling him to do and trying to make sure the call went through to what I assume was probably some kind of backup.
Goes from Touring car driver to Rambo in one shift. He genuinely looks angry that they are interfering with his job, he's the real badass here and i'd say the would-be robbers had a lucky escape!
In an interview Mr Leo the driver and ex special forces said that Lloyd the passenger handled the situation well by remaining calm. This is not the police bro this is Fidelity guards in South Africa their job is way more dangerous.
Currently live in SA, originally from the UK, unfortunately these things are a daily occurance, hijackers often have access to military grade firearms and in many cases C4, plenty of videos in Johannesburg where G4S CIT vans have the rear compartments blown off with explosives, whenever I drive near a CIT van I always leave a 20m gap when in traffic. Love the videos! Stay safe 🚨🚨
Attempt to call the backup to hear where they are ,the robbers here use signal jammers etc,and there were more than one vehicle trying Rob them, the robbers use explosives to open those vehicles. And when he made the u-turn it was cause the road ahead was probably blocked by the other half of the robbers and Turing around will be better than driving straight into an ambush getting the windscreen shot at will definitely have an impact on his vision of the road. The passenger well that's his 4th day on the job and probably his first attempted heist.
Keep up the amazing work boys, and for Ben, it'll do you the world of good talking about your experiences in the job mate. That rucksack is getting lighter with every video, don't forget that. You're a top fella, shame I never met you through work Ben, but I'm Lancs Police not WYP. Certainly wouldn't mind meeting for a pint if you're ever over Blackpool way x
The driver was definitely doing the work for two, but can't imagine how I'd react in that kind of situation, even with training. Absolutely immaculate response by the driver though.
If you watch the subsequent video released, he did a u-turn so he wouldn't end up being ambushed by the white vehicle that overtook him. He headed straight for the other ambush vehicle on the side of the road and side swiped them hence the later shots... Balls of steel!
Please do a reaction to the full video - there is video footage taken from his dashcam pointing forwards as well as from the back, and a great interview with Leo and Lloyd after the “incident”. This driver is Leo Prinsloo, who was driving an armoured escort vehicle for a cellphones-in-transit vehicle in Pretoria (South Africa) most dangerous city in SA and 4th most dangerous in the world. The video from the back view shows how Leo was veering across several lanes of traffic and using his vehicle as a weapon against the robbers. Leo is ex special police forces and now has his own security training company.
Unfortunately these guys are not cops and this is not a Cash In Transit Vehicle. The driver is a former SA Special Task Force Member and that is why he knows what to do. The Passenger is just a normal civilian that started this job and only his 4th day on the job and first experience being shot at, and that is the reason why he does not know how to behave or react as this is not something he has been exposed to or trained for specifically. I do believe these companies do not specifically train their employees like they should or like we wish they would and there is not really any police involvement in the employees' training, however I could stand corrected. This passenger was just very fortunate that he got paired up with this guy,I don't think everybody in this job are this fortunate/lucky. This was a Toyota Land Cruiser transporting a large amount of Cell Phones and in SA, Cell Phones to this load can get the criminals a load of money when they sell it and that is why many of these are being robbed on a daily to weekly basis. And as other mentioned already, there is a new video of the outside, where most of the driving can be better understood. I take my hat off to both, as they were both calm enough to do what needed to be done to save themselves. I know many people would say the passenger was useless and I do understand that everybody cannot research each and every video they stumble upon,but knowing a bit more, does help understand the passenger's behaviour and the entire situation better.
I'm ex RMP. Had a sort of similar contact but only 1 round whilst I was front seat passenger. I shat me pants, undid me belt and hid in the foot well. The vehicle commander asked me to send a contact report through and whack the blues and twos on whilst we had a mob of around 30 trying to overturn our vehicle with a bust window. I obliged on auto pilot and he got us out of the situation. I get how his bud was doing nowt when he can't take any control of the situation
I was told by someone who used to live in SA that the perps try and tip the armoured cars over then surround them with burning tyres to smoke the occupants out.
Driver was ex Special Task Force in the South African police and runs his own firearms training company, the other guy... it was only his 4th day on the job! 😬😂
Mother McCreedy! We all like to imagine we would be cool under such circumstances, but seeing how I react when the toast pops up I will never be that cool! Lol stay safe Sir, you are a legend.
The suspects were using signal jammers and therefore the comms were not working. The experienced ex-special task force in the police asked his partner which was his 4th day on the job at that time I believe to phone for backup on the cellphone. I think the partner handled it quite well for a few days out in the field and his first encounter with danger. From here on out, the partner can learn from this experience and make room for improvement. After all, only so much training and preparation can be done, but nothing beats the real deal in the end. Lastly, it was mentioned that the officers were driving in one of the vehicles that did not have ports for the use of firearms to fire back. The only way was to open the door and fire back. The driver said that he tried to stick to the original plan and that was to use evasive maneuvers. Unfortunately, the vehicle gave in and they had to resort to the last and final step, which was to get out and fire back at the suspects. Fortunately, for the officers nobody was hurt and when they took a stand the suspects aborted their plan and fled.
This man is Leo Prinsloo - ex police special task force, his partner is 4 days into the job, they are carrying mobile phones & Leo runs a fire arms training firm & does this as a side job - in interviews he’s a v humble guy but cool under pressure
I think his teammate read the situation correctly. He stayed quiet and did what he was told. He could probably see Prinsloo was fully focused, and that anything he would say or do might be distracting. It is interesting to see that their physiological responses are the same - their eyes are wide and their mouths are open. Prinsloo is visibly breathing harder probably because he is doing some hard driving.
The front camera footage was just released, the truck that he hit was part of the attack, the truck passed him and then the sedan next to him opened fire. The truck pulled over to the shoulder and a bunch of armed men jumped out, so the driver drove straight at them, thats when the truck tried to pass them again and he struck them.
this "analyst: Police Interceptor Cop" should go there, do a week (yes only 1 week) worth of CIT shifts in and around JHB, Pretoria. video it, then play it here.
I never thaught i would like or respect a police officer or even an ex police officer. But u have changed that , i always saw police officers as sily when they talked about mental or even physical trauma. Simply because they chose to join the force, but nobody asks too go through any of the stuff i have heard you say. I like your honest views and raw emotion in your stories. Respect too u man. Loving the reaction video too. Would also love too see more of them. Keep up the good work mate 👊
I presume you've said this for a reaction or to bait someone but all I'm gonna say is training would be upto necessary standard to deal with this. This is in South Africa where these kind of incidents happen every week if not every day. It never really happens in the UK. So your point is invalid. Even if somehow this did happen, I'd imagine with cash in transit there would be armed police involved. These are highly skilled officers, some ex military. Again, proving your point invalid.
@@uilliam6926 no not INVALID my opinion witch I'm I thought I was intiled to. But that's right your not aloud to have an opinion in the today's left world
@@uilliam6926 actually your police would be up to it. Ours aren't thats why the criminals are so brazen and private security is so good made up mostly of the older ex police and military. The police now at best are incompetent and at worst part of the crimes supplying weapons and even taking part in some of these raids.
The secondary view shows that this driver actually goes after the assailants! The white truck drives ahead and they get out to jack them but he swerves and tries to run them down! His response was aggression not defence!
The forward facing dashcam footage has just been released so it would he great if you could get Ben to take a look at that as well. It shows a lot more of the situation and the drivers decision making.
This happens frequently in SA, and apparently they were carrying mobile phones. Driver made 2 U-turns to come back & try to run over as many gunmen as he could (there's another video that shows the front view as he tries to run them over). Unfortunately, you can't shoot from within a bulletproof vehicle for obvious reasons, so he picked his spot (where he couldn't be flanked) and took the fight to them. Excellent example of an extreme Close Personal Protection situation & remaining in control at all times.
Ben what’s the closest you’ve come to a situation like this? I imagine it must have been just as crazy for you with drivers on mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts?
i saw that and i was suprised with the drivers reaction and bravery against it even the guy next to him who h e told to load the gun asides the passenger /guard whatever his roll was looking quiet shocked
Leo prinsloo....he runs an advanced weapeons and dmtactics training ground apparently. There’s another version of this video with outward facing cameras
As a South African. It was funny seeing how you can tell the difference in our police force. The past regimes police and the new republics peace officer
Loved the commentary. Can you ring me Mum. Hehehehhehe. CIT in SA is a massive problem. The Driver was already suspicious of vehicles at the start of the Video. This blew up and everyone wanted to know why they don’t call the SA Police. They tend to call No Jack or other CIT operatives to help out. The SA police normally turn up when it’s all over. Ben there is a front view available now. Maybe you could do a week Filming with Anton Koen in SA who run the SA ANPR and High Jack Unit.
His point of view came from a place ignorance Lloyd the passenger didn't freeze he remained calm. Mr Leo the driver said this in an interview. The vehicle they were transporting the money in had no gun insertions which didn't allow the passenger to shoot. Fidelity guards in South Africa aren't police their job is way more dangerous.
His oppo was day 4 on the job. AK-47’s used and at least 2 bandit vehicles involved. You need to see the forward cam videos to see why he is driving like that.
Yes this happen in south africa on the N4 Pretorius Street crossing in Hatfield, Pretoria. The driver has been identified as Leo Prinsloo is is a former member of the South African Police Service's Special Task Force. They where in a Toyota Land Cruiser Sadly this is becoming a very common thing in south africa to hit the high value armour transports The robbers where in an audi a5 sports back
There’s some clips gone up of the dash cam as well. Wild, and where was he hiding that gun!!! Had an old 1.5 diesel saxo (old diesel with like 40bhp) take the guns and the shooting out and it’s basically me trying to get the car up the m5 slip road or any time it had to break the 40mph mark 😅😂
Hats off to you Ben for making me laugh because for one reason or another I’ve not laughed for days and 45 seconds into your video “oh Jesus” anyway I shall press play and finish the video off now. Had to tell you because it’s made my day haha.
Ben they have released a dash can video and you can see him swerving from lane 3 to lane 1 and avoiding a parked car on lane 1. Driver is ex South African Police and highly trained with weapons
It’s crazy to watch a rifle round impact glass from the inside... I’m almost certain that round that hit the drivers side window towards the start would have hit his vital area...
there's more than just the "jeap" as you call it.... form what i have found out there where 2 cars at least. Audi that drove next to them and opened fire first with AK-47s, then the "jeap" it's acctually a 4x4... with more people in it... these attacks usually have between 3 and 20 people.... this one look to have been around 10 people
I’ve watched it elsewhere, they said it was a land rover and also a delivery of new mobile phones. We don’t realise how fortunate we are here, thank God.
I'm glad UA-cam recommended this to me when its new and not 2 years later! Good job Ben. Your experiences (and views on certain things) are a wonderful thing to share, despite being a bit harrowing to hear sometimes.
The passenger was only 4days in on the job,I think he was quietly shitting himself,the driver was a 13yr veteran of the SA police force elite tactical unit & sniper/firearms instructor.
so this failed CIT van robbery starts in south africa pretoria, the driver is Leo Prinsloo he ex special forces, his partner is Lloyd Mthombeni, and this these group of robbers attempted to ambush this truck which was all planned. These robbers knew the time and place where this truck would be heading, the robbers are high on drugs like marijuana and meth and attack them with ak47s and at 5:04 the truck get caught on a sphere shaped stone ball in an attempt to trap one of the vehicles the robbers were in
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The drivers name is Leo Prinsloo. If you google it there is also some from camera footage. Chuck Norris turns to Leo Prinsloo for advice.
You should do some more police reactions let's see how the rest of the world do things. I wouldn't feel very confident having him as a partner
I watched the video the other day the driver was what I image a mercenary would be like 😂 he wasn’t pissing about
Looks like south Africa Ben,so probably a daily occurrence
The guy in the passenger seat was on his fourth day on the job. He was still in training and to stay as calm as he did was amazing.
2nd day on the job
Correction,my apologies it was his 4th day on the job,and Robbie the guy he was calling was the driver of the panel Van full of mobile phones that prinsloo and mthembi were guarding.
A daily occurrence in South Africa, Lloyd the Co driver's 4th day on the job. He's a total newbie and got a trail by fire. The tried to steal a load of cell phones.
Leo is an ex SA Police special forces member. The robbers used cell phone scramblers to block calls.
The driver is ex special task force ,the other guy was new to the job so I think the situation was executed well because this was no time for training.
Yes, he was new to the company, but they don't employ anyone from the street. The men working for this company are all highly skilled. Do not let Leo see your comment on "no time for training" he has the utmost respect for his team member and had openly challenged anyone who has negative comments to put down their softdrinks and popcorn, get up from behind their keyboard and come into a situation where people are firings with high caliber assault rifles and keep their calm as he did. He was given instructions and kept his cool and performed excellently under the circumstances.
I have been in the defence industry and have attended various events where weapons such as those were fired, and believe me when I say "You WILL sh!t yourself only hearing the noise!" DO NOT CRITICISES THIS MAN FOR DOING WHAT HE IS! You will not be able to keep your head if you are put in that seat!
he was trained and all but it was his first time
@@aedt3indeed, training is not experience.
@@stephaniejooste3879100% agree.
They’re both silent as this is Pretoria in South Africa, one of the most dangerous parts of the world for this kind of job, they’re looking out for people like this. I’d be worried if they were chatting
Looks like East London 😉
@@danielrobinson2861 Idk if you're alikening it to E London or something but this happened in South Africa
@@v6tex I know. But East London is a total dive now.
@@danielrobinson2861 E london is like Midsomer compared to Pretoria
No but ass Ben said passenger supposed to be relaying directions and driver can concentrate on the driving. What the point in being in a team if you doing it all on your own he's trying to drive/look for bad guys/avoid bullets/not get penned in and then gets out and deals with it on his own that passenger never said a word never fired a round he never even took his belt off just left his partner to do it his self. That would be his last day on my van
The 'oppo' was actually an examiner and this was a test for a driving licence in North London.
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Brother, you should try driving in South Africa.... ANYWHERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.....
They rolled up on the opp block
Don't need to scroll down any further. This will be the best comment 👌😆😆
Or brighton
South Africa mate. Driver was a ex special police . Daily mail done a article about him/ this incident. When he got out he took the fight to them, they got scared and ran away 🤣. If i can find article will pin in
I've found one similar.www.google.com/amp/s/amp.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/incredible-footage-captures-failed-cashintransit-truck-heist-in-south-africa/news-story/dbc2d8c8116de1afa85d305b2080f3ea
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@@AhmedAhmed-hu3he Thank you, Ahmed ...
It was the passenger's 4th day on the job according to media reports... He was questioning his career choice the whole time I think, lol.
See previous note, These men knew what they signed up for and did exactly what they had to. If you haven't walked in their shoes, you have NO IDEA what they had to contend with. Go ask someone in the S.A.S. to comment and then apologise for your remark. This was not a Computer Animated Game, these were real men in real life being fired on with real AK47'S.
In SA we handle the situation according to the circumstances and not exactly what the book tells us to do, we are survivors.
Exactly. When the shite hits the fan, the rules and book go out the window and you do what needs to be done under the circumstances.
Dead on, the Americans call our bees "Killer Bees", we have Malaria, the most dangerous animals on 2 and 4 legs, no National Health Scheme, brutal weather, little water, ESKOM, Taxi Drivers from Hell (not Black Cabbies), the most brutal African Tribes and we are still standing.
"Give me 20 divisions American soldiers and I will beach Europe. Give me 15 consisting of Englishmen, and I will advance to the borders of Berlin. Give me two divisions of those marvellous fighting Boers (Meaning Farmer, originating from the Boer War) and I will remove Germany from the face of the earth.”
Field Marshall Bernard L. Montgomery WWII
@@stephaniejooste3879 And the "killer bees" are the ones in need of protection from the Cape Honeybee, as, while it's not as aggressive, its worker bees can take over African Honeybee colonies because they can lay eggs.
This guy Leo was a Police sniper and tactical trainer and this happens 5/7 times a week in South Africa because of the economy and it’s a Land Cruiser crew cab pick up they were in
Check out the after incident report and ballistic analysis from ArmorMax the company that did the modification. P.S. That modification costs as much as the vehicle itself. The Land Cruiser is already a heavy vehicle, add the armor and it's 1.5 times heavier. The left front weel was hit, thus it was even more difficult to maneuver add the run flat wheel and thar beast weights more than an average house in South Africa.
His passenger was texting his boss saying "I QUIT".
By morse code judging by his flashlight eyeballs
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It was his 4th day on the job
He was trying to call but they jammed their phones. So I guess he was just looking if the call will go through.
he was doing as he was asked - they had sophisticated jamming equipment
Hi Sir.
The driver is Leo Prinsloo, was a South African Police Task Force member similar to the U.S. SWAT teams. He has done work in his field for more than 20 years across the globe.
He is driving a special ArmorMax Land Cruiser Double Cab. Yes his partner was only on his 4th day with the company, but Leo is very defensive about criticism about his performance. He did as instructed and couldn't make the cellphone call as the hijackers were using signal scramblers.
They were being shot at from a high performance AUDI SUV that was driven by well trained men. The shots were mostly from AK47 Assault Rifles and in the second round of fire they punctured the right front wheel, which made the maneuvering of that heavy beast even more difficult, even though it was run flat tyre's.
His intention was to ram the Ford Ranger which was already firing on the crew of the delivery truck.
After he made the U-Turn he was heading straigt into a the line of the attackers of the Ford who had formed a line in the Highway and opened fire. 1 Was elevated on the Concrete Barrier and thus had a elevated attack field.
Leo had intended to ram the Audi on the side but the speed and weight of the vehicle had caused it to lift too high and thus he was stranded on the balast, which he was determined to ram out of the way.
In total they estimate there was more than 20 penetrative high velocity, high calibre rounds that were direct hits, but as the vehicle was armored none were capable of penetrating.
As Leo opened the door for the first time one of the projectiles that had been fired at the seam of the door, actually fell into his side arm holster.
The tragedy is that this is a common tactic and mostly the vehicles are standard and thus the fatalities are high. The most of the personnel who do this work are not nearly qualified for any true difference, they have an extremely high fatality rate and are only trained to the basic requirements.
Please note that the shipment was Smart Phones and it is a high value commodity as they are not sold in the country but in other African Countries, thus they are untraceable and can nett these men a years salary for each in one successful heist.
There are many places where these men rehearse their attacks, the vehicle's are ordered from other high jackers who specialise in that area.
If you are driving and see a Cash in Transit vehicle on the roads or at shopping centres you get as far away from them as you possibly can if you value your life. These men have absolutely no qualm to take the lives of anyone unfortunate enough to be in the vacancy. Many of these attacks are on Highways as in the footage and in broad daylight with other commuters on the roads.
Approximately 3 years ago my husband and I were doing our Saturday Shopping and was approximately 4 cars behind a Cash in Transit Vehicle on the highway doing 120km/h when the truck exploded in the middle of the road. The attackers were maybe 3 cars behind us and came roaring down. They immediately murderer the crew with AK47'S and took off. We were not able to contact emergency numbers as they had also placed scrambling devices there, knowing exactly where they were going to ambush the vehicle. This was 10:00 on a weekend with hundreds of vehicles on that piece of Highway.
We were fortunate to have attended advanced driving lessons and had been able to avoid colliding with others, but some were not so lucky.
Saw the front angle yesterday, he doesn't lose it, he actually is aiming at the baddies standing in the road
And the fear of the passenger is because he did a u-turn on a highway combined with being chased
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The passenger is getting a lot of stick from keyboard warriors who have never had a schoolyard punch-up, let alone served in the military and/or law enforcement.
Yes he was undoubtedly experiencing fear, but it was how it manifested itself. He never panicked, never screamed, never lost his cool and did something stupid. He just sat awaiting further instruction from his seniour and executed every order he gave him.
I have the utmost respect for both men. Well done lads!
Hope that driver got out and offloaded a whole clip into them idiots pursuing them their lives deserve to end there
@@VectraStevieB they had given up by the time he stopped
@@michaelwright8787 I saw 1 report claiming he shot dead one robber.
He’s called Leo Prinsloo and is an ex-member of the Special Task Force for the South African police force
Yes, Leo Prinsloo, I'd just call him sir !
1:18 He wasn't swerving between cars there. The gunman had hopped out of one of their vehicles and he went to try and hit them at that moment.
The passenger was clearly scared but he kept it together and didn't freak out or start committing verbal diarrhea. He performed the tasks assigned to him by his leader to the best of his ability.
I literally watched this for the first time 2 days ago, i remember reading a comment saying it was the passengers 4th day on the job. Now that's a baptism of fire. love the content Ben, can't wait to read your book.
Read similar on a South African website. Driver is an ex-cop and passenger's 4th day on the job.
There was pics of the vehicle they were in and it was a modified Toyota Hilux or Land Cruiser. Given the attacking vehicles were a similar size it makes his driving even more impressive.
There's new front facing footage been released. I'll try and post the link.
I highly recommend his book!
Where can u find this
@@harleightwamley4226 ua-cam.com/video/gCuZuclmY_Y/v-deo.html
Leo Prinsloo and Mtombeni are the best!
Only words of admiration for these heroes!
With love from Russia!
HAHAHA your accent made the subtitle say "I'm a farmer traffic cop"😂😂
Waiting for part 2 when Robi and Josh arrives.
The Cellphone signals were scrambled! No Calverley!
Theres a dashcam video pointing forward as well that got released, its a lot easier to see whats happening. From what I've heard the passenger was only on day 4 of the job and the driver is ex special task force and the robbers had some kind of signal jammer. So the passenger was just following what the driver was telling him to do and trying to make sure the call went through to what I assume was probably some kind of backup.
Goes from Touring car driver to Rambo in one shift. He genuinely looks angry that they are interfering with his job, he's the real badass here and i'd say the would-be robbers had a lucky escape!
In an interview Mr Leo the driver and ex special forces said that Lloyd the passenger handled the situation well by remaining calm. This is not the police bro this is Fidelity guards in South Africa their job is way more dangerous.
It’s actually 2 cars. The first car which is shooting is the black Audi, the second is a white 4x4
The utmost respect goes to the men and women who deal with these situations on a daily basis, just watching this on video is scary beyond belief!!!!!.
Currently live in SA, originally from the UK, unfortunately these things are a daily occurance, hijackers often have access to military grade firearms and in many cases C4, plenty of videos in Johannesburg where G4S CIT vans have the rear compartments blown off with explosives, whenever I drive near a CIT van I always leave a 20m gap when in traffic.
Love the videos! Stay safe 🚨🚨
Attempt to call the backup to hear where they are ,the robbers here use signal jammers etc,and there were more than one vehicle trying Rob them, the robbers use explosives to open those vehicles. And when he made the u-turn it was cause the road ahead was probably blocked by the other half of the robbers and Turing around will be better than driving straight into an ambush getting the windscreen shot at will definitely have an impact on his vision of the road. The passenger well that's his 4th day on the job and probably his first attempted heist.
The passenger really made me laugh 🤣 good job driver for getting away
The only people that got away were the crooks
LOVE making these videos with you Ben! ❤️👊
Me too pal, thank you xx
Keep up the amazing work boys, and for Ben, it'll do you the world of good talking about your experiences in the job mate. That rucksack is getting lighter with every video, don't forget that. You're a top fella, shame I never met you through work Ben, but I'm Lancs Police not WYP. Certainly wouldn't mind meeting for a pint if you're ever over Blackpool way x
The driver was definitely doing the work for two, but can't imagine how I'd react in that kind of situation, even with training. Absolutely immaculate response by the driver though.
If you watch the subsequent video released, he did a u-turn so he wouldn't end up being ambushed by the white vehicle that overtook him. He headed straight for the other ambush vehicle on the side of the road and side swiped them hence the later shots... Balls of steel!
Please do a reaction to the full video - there is video footage taken from his dashcam pointing forwards as well as from the back, and a great interview with Leo and Lloyd after the “incident”. This driver is Leo Prinsloo, who was driving an armoured escort vehicle for a cellphones-in-transit vehicle in Pretoria (South Africa) most dangerous city in SA and 4th most dangerous in the world. The video from the back view shows how Leo was veering across several lanes of traffic and using his vehicle as a weapon against the robbers. Leo is ex special police forces and now has his own security training company.
Happy Friday Ben and viewers! I really like this format of you reacting to things
Unfortunately these guys are not cops and this is not a Cash In Transit Vehicle. The driver is a former SA Special Task Force Member and that is why he knows what to do. The Passenger is just a normal civilian that started this job and only his 4th day on the job and first experience being shot at, and that is the reason why he does not know how to behave or react as this is not something he has been exposed to or trained for specifically. I do believe these companies do not specifically train their employees like they should or like we wish they would and there is not really any police involvement in the employees' training, however I could stand corrected. This passenger was just very fortunate that he got paired up with this guy,I don't think everybody in this job are this fortunate/lucky. This was a Toyota Land Cruiser transporting a large amount of Cell Phones and in SA, Cell Phones to this load can get the criminals a load of money when they sell it and that is why many of these are being robbed on a daily to weekly basis. And as other mentioned already, there is a new video of the outside, where most of the driving can be better understood. I take my hat off to both, as they were both calm enough to do what needed to be done to save themselves. I know many people would say the passenger was useless and I do understand that everybody cannot research each and every video they stumble upon,but knowing a bit more, does help understand the passenger's behaviour and the entire situation better.
I'm ex RMP. Had a sort of similar contact but only 1 round whilst I was front seat passenger. I shat me pants, undid me belt and hid in the foot well. The vehicle commander asked me to send a contact report through and whack the blues and twos on whilst we had a mob of around 30 trying to overturn our vehicle with a bust window. I obliged on auto pilot and he got us out of the situation. I get how his bud was doing nowt when he can't take any control of the situation
I was told by someone who used to live in SA that the perps try and tip the armoured cars over then surround them with burning tyres to smoke the occupants out.
Driver was ex Special Task Force in the South African police and runs his own firearms training company, the other guy... it was only his 4th day on the job! 😬😂
Goodness that is truly frightening. Thank goodness these guys are okay.
The driver is wearing a kevla vest.
Mother McCreedy! We all like to imagine we would be cool under such circumstances, but seeing how I react when the toast pops up I will never be that cool! Lol stay safe Sir, you are a legend.
Hi Ben. This is in South Africa and cash in transit heists are brutal and frequent. That's what they are doing.
The suspects were using signal jammers and therefore the comms were not working. The experienced ex-special task force in the police asked his partner which was his 4th day on the job at that time I believe to phone for backup on the cellphone. I think the partner handled it quite well for a few days out in the field and his first encounter with danger. From here on out, the partner can learn from this experience and make room for improvement. After all, only so much training and preparation can be done, but nothing beats the real deal in the end. Lastly, it was mentioned that the officers were driving in one of the vehicles that did not have ports for the use of firearms to fire back. The only way was to open the door and fire back. The driver said that he tried to stick to the original plan and that was to use evasive maneuvers. Unfortunately, the vehicle gave in and they had to resort to the last and final step, which was to get out and fire back at the suspects. Fortunately, for the officers nobody was hurt and when they took a stand the suspects aborted their plan and fled.
This man is Leo Prinsloo - ex police special task force, his partner is 4 days into the job, they are carrying mobile phones & Leo runs a fire arms training firm & does this as a side job - in interviews he’s a v humble guy but cool under pressure
I think his teammate read the situation correctly. He stayed quiet and did what he was told. He could probably see Prinsloo was fully focused, and that anything he would say or do might be distracting. It is interesting to see that their physiological responses are the same - their eyes are wide and their mouths are open. Prinsloo is visibly breathing harder probably because he is doing some hard driving.
The driver (Leo Prinsloo) was an ex South African Special Task Force operator . Now runs his own shooting academy called ‘The Edge Shooting Academy’
The front camera footage was just released, the truck that he hit was part of the attack, the truck passed him and then the sedan next to him opened fire. The truck pulled over to the shoulder and a bunch of armed men jumped out, so the driver drove straight at them, thats when the truck tried to pass them again and he struck them.
this "analyst: Police Interceptor Cop" should go there, do a week (yes only 1 week) worth of CIT shifts in and around JHB, Pretoria. video it, then play it here.
I don't think it's weird to be silent. Maybe they're concentrating on getting from A to B safely.
The old guy I heard has been in it over 10 years then the passenger was pretty new
Definately scary stuff. I think i would have been the same as the passenger if i were in the same situation.
I never thaught i would like or respect a police officer or even an ex police officer. But u have changed that , i always saw police officers as sily when they talked about mental or even physical trauma. Simply because they chose to join the force, but nobody asks too go through any of the stuff i have heard you say. I like your honest views and raw emotion in your stories. Respect too u man. Loving the reaction video too. Would also love too see more of them. Keep up the good work mate 👊
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Love the content Ben. I've met you while you where on duty in real life. Stay safe and have an amazing day bro.
Aw friend police friend
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@@robthedon5926 lol
I really think you should also review the dash cam footage...
See what he's doing.
He actually chased them and tried running them of the road
I'm glad you mentioned the passenger as I was thinking exACTLY what you mentioned ... WTH ? ... Help me, man
I heard somewhere it was the passengers 4th day on the job for that company, not 100% sure if that was true or not though
They released a different angle today with a description of who he is and what he job role is worth a watch
Where can u watch it?
@@morganpickles5081 it came up on my Facebook today after I'd watched this one last week.
@@paulreed5077 will have a dig n try to find it cheers
Loving the reacting series Ben 🥰🤍
This was just down the road from where I live in South Africa....
Can you imagine if this happened in the UK our police would be crying like baby's
I presume you've said this for a reaction or to bait someone but all I'm gonna say is training would be upto necessary standard to deal with this.
This is in South Africa where these kind of incidents happen every week if not every day. It never really happens in the UK. So your point is invalid.
Even if somehow this did happen, I'd imagine with cash in transit there would be armed police involved. These are highly skilled officers, some ex military. Again, proving your point invalid.
@@uilliam6926 no not INVALID my opinion witch I'm I thought I was intiled to. But that's right your not aloud to have an opinion in the today's left world
@@uilliam6926 actually your police would be up to it. Ours aren't thats why the criminals are so brazen and private security is so good made up mostly of the older ex police and military. The police now at best are incompetent and at worst part of the crimes supplying weapons and even taking part in some of these raids.
The secondary view shows that this driver actually goes after the assailants! The white truck drives ahead and they get out to jack them but he swerves and tries to run them down! His response was aggression not defence!
The forward facing dashcam footage has just been released so it would he great if you could get Ben to take a look at that as well. It shows a lot more of the situation and the drivers decision making.
Great review Ben that driver had some balls
This happens frequently in SA, and apparently they were carrying mobile phones. Driver made 2 U-turns to come back & try to run over as many gunmen as he could (there's another video that shows the front view as he tries to run them over).
Unfortunately, you can't shoot from within a bulletproof vehicle for obvious reasons, so he picked his spot (where he couldn't be flanked) and took the fight to them. Excellent example of an extreme Close Personal Protection situation & remaining in control at all times.
Lloyd the co-driver, was a new recruit. onlly on his fourth day of work in this position. He did great.
He did great? You must have been watching something different to me. He was as much use as a waxwork dummy.
Theres a second in car footage front facing. Its even more terryfiying. Great channel thanks ben
I love this channel, I love the reacting videos, and the stories are great to listen to on public transport
Ben what’s the closest you’ve come to a situation like this? I imagine it must have been just as crazy for you with drivers on mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts?
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Passenger: I wish I'd taken that MaccyD's job..
i saw that and i was suprised with the drivers reaction and bravery against it even the guy next to him who h e told to load the gun asides the passenger /guard whatever his roll was looking quiet shocked
Leo prinsloo....he runs an advanced weapeons and dmtactics training ground apparently. There’s another version of this video with outward facing cameras
As a South African. It was funny seeing how you can tell the difference in our police force. The past regimes police and the new republics peace officer
Loved the commentary. Can you ring me Mum. Hehehehhehe. CIT in SA is a massive problem. The Driver was already suspicious of vehicles at the start of the Video. This blew up and everyone wanted to know why they don’t call the SA Police. They tend to call No Jack or other CIT operatives to help out. The SA police normally turn up when it’s all over. Ben there is a front view available now. Maybe you could do a week Filming with Anton Koen in SA who run the SA ANPR and High Jack Unit.
The South African police are very often involved in crime in SA.
That guy driving has some serious balls of steal !!!
I’m with you Ben, adult nappy needed 🥴🤣 Very interesting to get your point of view from this 👍🏻
His point of view came from a place ignorance Lloyd the passenger didn't freeze he remained calm. Mr Leo the driver said this in an interview. The vehicle they were transporting the money in had no gun insertions which didn't allow the passenger to shoot. Fidelity guards in South Africa aren't police their job is way more dangerous.
His name is Lee Prinsloo, there's a 40 min interview with him on YT
His oppo was day 4 on the job. AK-47’s used and at least 2 bandit vehicles involved. You need to see the forward cam videos to see why he is driving like that.
Yes this happen in south africa on the N4 Pretorius Street crossing in Hatfield, Pretoria. The driver has been identified as Leo Prinsloo is is a former member of the South African Police Service's Special Task Force.
They where in a Toyota Land Cruiser
Sadly this is becoming a very common thing in south africa to hit the high value armour transports
The robbers where in an audi a5 sports back
Leo has done an interview now about what happened and what happens daily
ua-cam.com/video/7mZ9hDmmOsA/v-deo.html
you need to see the dashcam video that accompanies this
Been loving all this content. Much love from Ireland
There’s some clips gone up of the dash cam as well. Wild, and where was he hiding that gun!!! Had an old 1.5 diesel saxo (old diesel with like 40bhp) take the guns and the shooting out and it’s basically me trying to get the car up the m5 slip road or any time it had to break the 40mph mark 😅😂
Hats off to you Ben for making me laugh because for one reason or another I’ve not laughed for days and 45 seconds into your video “oh Jesus” anyway I shall press play and finish the video off now. Had to tell you because it’s made my day haha.
Ben they have released a dash can video and you can see him swerving from lane 3 to lane 1 and avoiding a parked car on lane 1. Driver is ex South African Police and highly trained with weapons
Nice!
Spot on the driver is ex-police special unit. His partner is 3 or 4th day on the job.
Sa cops are savage ! I'm sitting safely in my uk home thanks to all the violence back home. Salute to the cops there
Amazing driving and how he didn't shit himself is beyond me. Did he get 6 points and a fine for using the phone? 😆
Good rant
It’s crazy to watch a rifle round impact glass from the inside... I’m almost certain that round that hit the drivers side window towards the start would have hit his vital area...
there's more than just the "jeap" as you call it.... form what i have found out there where 2 cars at least. Audi that drove next to them and opened fire first with AK-47s, then the "jeap" it's acctually a 4x4... with more people in it... these attacks usually have between 3 and 20 people.... this one look to have been around 10 people
The front seat passenger was his 4th day on the job and first day on the ride out
I’ve watched it elsewhere, they said it was a land rover and also a delivery of new mobile phones. We don’t realise how fortunate we are here, thank God.
So what are white South Africans supposed to do?
They were in a Toyota Land Cruiser. The bad guys were in an Audi A5
It was a Land Cruiser the Land Rover did not start its still in their carpark.
I saw on another article that it was the passengers 3rd or 4th day on that job 😬😬
Loving the book and the podcasts Ben👍👍
You're looking well Ben, bit of a tan going on there buddy. Aren't those sunbeds bliss 😂😂.
Looking very dappa pal ❤️
Ayy up Ben I think I would have shit my pants too. Have a good weekend mate stay safe
I love how Ben always calls the bad guy shitbag
Passenger is 4th day on the job. Probably a little freaked but he is maintaining gun discipline and doing as he is told.
I'm glad UA-cam recommended this to me when its new and not 2 years later! Good job Ben. Your experiences (and views on certain things) are a wonderful thing to share, despite being a bit harrowing to hear sometimes.
The passenger was only 4days in on the job,I think he was quietly shitting himself,the driver was a 13yr veteran of the SA police force elite tactical unit & sniper/firearms instructor.
so this failed CIT van robbery starts in south africa pretoria, the driver is Leo Prinsloo he ex special forces, his partner is Lloyd Mthombeni, and this these group of robbers attempted to ambush this truck which was all planned. These robbers knew the time and place where this truck would be heading, the robbers are high on drugs like marijuana and meth and attack them with ak47s and at 5:04 the truck get caught on a sphere shaped stone ball in an attempt to trap one of the vehicles the robbers were in
The driver was ex police taskforce trained as sniper/marksman
There’s a front facing car camera vid out now too. Have a look
Theres another video of this with the front facing dash cam aswell makes it more clear whats going on love the content keep it comeing