Thieves jump into truck moving at 80km/hr in daring robbery

In a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie, a gang of thieves jumped on to a moving cargo truck in a daring robbery attempt.

Swedish cargo company PostNord set up cameras inside one of their delivery trucks after they suspected goods were being stolen in transit between Stockholm and Goteborg. True to their suspicion, they witnessed the robbery through live feed and saw two thieves boarding their cargo truck, which was moving at the speed of 80km/hour, according to reports in the Daily Mail.

The video showed the two men climbing on to the moving truck from the bonnet of their car and then rummaging through cargo, which was filled with empty boxes as part of the plan. The men tried to make their way back to their car empty-handed but were arrested along with their two accomplices.

Computers and smartphones worth GBP224,620 had disappeared from the company's trucks earlier and so the company decided to set up the trap to nab the thieves. "I had a theory, or a feeling in my stomach, that the thefts were carried out during the journey, but no one really believed me," Alexis Larsson, the firm's Head of Security was quoted saying.

This isn't the first time thieves have taken inspiration from reel life. In August, a Romanian five-member gang in Netherlands stole iPhones worth nearly $6 million from a moving vehicle.

Source: Khaleej Times