A CASH -in-transit guard was shot dead and his colleague seriously injured after an attempted robbery outside Kwamhlanga on Friday, Mpumalanga police said. Superintendent Izak van Zyl, who was on his way to the scene, said it appeared the guards were from SBV security company. He said the guards were travelling in their van when a tipper lorry crashed head-on into the van. A shoot-out ensued and the guard was killed. The men did not get away with the money and fled on foot. – Sapa