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Leo Prinsloo could probably be hailed as one of South Africa s best drivers. Don t know his name? He is the man who
foiled an attempted heist a couple of weeks ago in April with some really impressive driving. His skilful tactics saved him and his co-worker s life, along with all their company merchandise.
WATCH | Hilarious spoof of Leo Prinsloo & Lloyd Mtombeni s escape from armed robbers 11 May 2021 - 07:10 Driver Leo Prinsloo tells his colleague Lloyd Mtombeni to cock his rifle as bullets slam into the armoured vehicle. Screenshot. Image: Yusuf Abramjee/Twitter
South Africans are known to have a brilliant sense of humour, and have turned Leo Prinsloo and Lloyd Mtombeni s escape from armed robbers into a hilarious spoof.
The shooting incident, which took place on April 22, is still being talked about globally.
In a spoof video shared by former radio host Eusebius Mckaiser on Facebook, fake gunshots can be heard in the background as the driver re-enacts Prinsloo’s dialogue during the attempted cash-in-transit robbery.
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South Africa guards filmed fighting off gunmen in attempted robbery
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Dashcam footage captured the moment Leo Prinsloo and Lloyd Mtombeni fought off attackers attempting an armed robbery on a vehicle they were driving in Pretoria, South Africa.
The security guards managed to keep their cool, and protect their cargo.
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07 May 2021 - 12:00 More dashcam footage of Leo Prinsloo and Lloyd Mtombeni s escape from attack by armed robbers has been released. Image: Yusuf Abramjee/Twitter
More dashcam footage of Leo Prinsloo and Lloyd Mtombeni s escape from armed robbers and protection of a cargo van they were escorting has been released.
The new footage of the shooting incident, which took place on April 22, was shared online by eNCA s Barry Bateman.
The recent footage gives more context to the jaw-dropping incident, as Prinsloo and Mtombeni can be seen taking on the robbers.
They tried to scare them off their attempt to rob a cargo van they were escorting, which is understood to have been carrying cellphones.