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07-06-2010, 06:11 PM
A TRUCK carrying some two million euro ($3 million) in coins has overturned in southern Italy, unloading its contents onto a highway, leading motorists to hit the brakes and dig in.
Police in Foggia, where the accident occurred yesterday, said overnight it was impossible to establish how much money had been stolen, as many of the one and two euro coins remained in piles on the highway.
But motorists acting quickly before police arrived had made off with at least 10,000 euro ($15,000).
Police said the truck's driver and one passenger had suffered minor injuries.
The truck was carrying the money from the Italian mint to local banks.
Source (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/truck-carrying-3m-spills-load-on-highway/story-e6frfku0-1225888743780#ixzz0swcXbPJb)
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Police in Foggia, where the accident occurred yesterday, said overnight it was impossible to establish how much money had been stolen, as many of the one and two euro coins remained in piles on the highway.
But motorists acting quickly before police arrived had made off with at least 10,000 euro ($15,000).
Police said the truck's driver and one passenger had suffered minor injuries.
The truck was carrying the money from the Italian mint to local banks.
Source (http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/truck-carrying-3m-spills-load-on-highway/story-e6frfku0-1225888743780#ixzz0swcXbPJb)
(View full article @ BX below)
Jul 6 - Truck Carrying $3m Spills Load On Highway (http://slumz.boxden.com/showthread.php?t=1391994&goto=newpost)