Large sum of money amounting to $800,000 creates chaos on an American highway.
A colossal haul of $800,000 worth of dimes careened off a Texas highway, causing havoc. According to sources, the spillage occurred on US 81/287 close to Farm Road 1655.
An 18-wheeler loaded with over 36 tons of freshly minted US dimes plummeted off the road around 5:15-5:30 a.m., overturning and scattering the coins across the highway. Consequently, authorities were forced to shut down the highway in both directions for a lengthy 14 hours while cleanup crews, police, and maintenance workers diligently gathered the coins using industrial vacuum trucks, brooms, shovels, and good old-fashioned manual labor.
The driver and security guard on duty endured injuries and were swiftly transported to the hospital. An armored transport company, suspected to be Western Distributing Transportation Corporation, owned the truck, though they refused to comment on the incident.
Initially, rumors of $8 million in scattered coins circulated, but it was later confirmed that the actual value was a mere $800,000 - quite a difference, huh? As of May 1, the US Mint, the manufacturers of the coins, had yet to issue a formal statement regarding the incident.
- The crash involved an 18-wheeler transporting coins, specifically dimes, worth $800,000 on US 81/287 near Farm Road 1655 in Texas.
- The accident caused the highway to be shut down for 14 hours while cleanup crews retrieved the scattered coins using industrial vacuum trucks, brooms, shovels, and manual labor.
- The driver and security guard were hospitalized following the car-accident, although the armored transport company, Western Distributing Transportation Corporation, has remained silent on the incident.
- Contrary to initial reports, the haul actually contained $800,000 worth of coins, not $8 million, as later confirmed by the US Mint, the manufacturers of the coins, who have yet to release an official statement on the matter.
