Armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins on a Rhode Island highway, said police. According to multiple reports, passersby raced to loot bags of money after the armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins.
The Garda truck overturns on the highway, but the sight probably appeared as if sent from heaven as passersby forgot to check if there were people hurt in the truck.
According to The Examiner, as the armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins, there were no second thoughts from the people on the streets. The sight of clear plastic bags and the white canvas duffle bags stuffed with money flying out of the truck reportedly quickly drew a crowd. They scrambled around the site on Route 10 in Rhode Island, towards of the bags of cash before police arrived.
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The Providence Journal reports Deputy Fire Chief Paul Valletta Jr. saying that the Garda truck was southbound on Route 10 on Saturday afternoon when the driver lost control and the accident occurred. The truck reportedly swerved off the highway and rolled onto its left side on the grass.
According to The New York Post, the armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins occurred a little after 2 p.m. on Saturday. The highway where the wads of cash flew was the highway in Cranston.
Valetta explained, "There were bags of it all over the place. There were quite a few people here."
Witnesses said money from the overturned Garda truck literally "flew" out towards the side of the road.
Later on, a second armored truck was sent to the scene where armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins. State police arrived and supervised the transfer of money to the replacement truck.
Though a crowd of passersby swarmed to the scene, Valletta said remains unclear whether they actually looted any money.
According to the Associated Press, there were two passengers inside the truck and both gained cuts and bruises, as well as suspected neck and back injuries. However, neither were seriously hurt.
CBS News affiliate WPRI in Providence reported seeing several State Troopers picking up rolls of coins from the area after the armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins.
When authorities tried to pry out the guard seated in the back, troopers said some of the truck's load spilled out as its rear doors were opened.
According to police, the man was lucky he was not seriously injured. The rollover apparently had money and other objects inside the vehicle loose and flying around.
The Examiner reports that the Garda World Security Corp appears to be having a rough month. The same armored truck company also reportedly had a driver who left a bag of money on top of an armored car as it was pulling away from an Atlantic City, New Jersey casino.
The truck pulled away but the bag was still atop the vehicle according to the casino's security camera. The bag of cash was never seen again and chances are somebody already kept the money after flying off in transit somewhere. The bag reportedly had over $20,000 inside it.
Armored truck crashes spilling millions in coins in Rhode Island and there is still no update on how much money the truck was carrying or whether any of it was actually looted after passersby scrambled to the scene.
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