Crews work to retrieve 8 million dimes that spilled onto Texas highway: report

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Texas authorities were spotted connected video shoveling and individually picking up $800,000 worthy of dimes that spilled crossed a road aboriginal Tuesday.

Alvord Fire Department officials confirmed to FOX 4 Dallas that 8 cardinal escaped dimes were being carried by a tractor-trailer erstwhile it overturned connected U.S. Highway 287 successful Wise County, Texas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said the motortruck veered disconnected the road, over-corrected and flipped, according to FOX 4.

A pistillate   picks up   dimes individually astatine  the scene.

An authoritative is spotted gathering dimes by manus astatine the scene. (KDFW)

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The road was unopen down for astir 14 hours arsenic crews shoveled, hand-picked, and vacuumed the escaped coins from the roadworthy and adjacent brush.

Two radical were taken to the infirmary for injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the report.

Crews stitchery  dimes

Crews were spotted sweeping and shoveling dimes from the Texas highway. (KDFW)

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It is unclear wherefore the coins were not successful slope rolls.

The Wise County Sheriff's Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

A photograph  of the motortruck  astatine  the scene

The dime-carrying motortruck reportedly over-corrected and past flipped. (KDFW)

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The Alvord Fire Department could not beryllium reached by Fox News Digital for comment.

Alexandra Koch is simply a breaking quality writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the subject successful the southeast.

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