18-wheeler overturns, spills thousands of dimes
- Early Tuesday morning, an 18-wheeler overturned on the southbound lanes of the highway close to Farm Road 1655 in Alvord, Texas, causing a large quantity of loose dimes to spill across the road.
- The crash occurred after the driver veered off the road and overcorrected, causing the truck to roll onto its side, though the exact cause remains unknown.
- The truck was hauling millions of dimes valued at about $800,000, scattered on the roadway, prompting crews to hand-pick the coins and close the highway for hours.
- Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed both the driver and a passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a hospital, and traffic backups developed during the closure.
- Cleanup efforts continue without a clear timeline for reopening the highway, and authorities expect to provide additional information as it becomes available.
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18-wheeler overturns, spills thousands of dimes
By S.E. Jenkins Click here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — The southbound lanes of 287 in Wise County are shut down near FM-1655 after an 18-wheeler overturned and spilled thousands of dimes all over the roadway Tuesday. Police said the driver veered off the road, then overcorrected, causing the truck to roll onto its side. Cleanup is currently underway. The driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening i…


Loose change! Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after semitruck crash
A crash Tuesday morning left millions of dimes scattered across the highway in Texas’ Wise County and closed down southbound lanes of U.S. 287 for most of the day. The driver of an 18-wheeler hauling freshly minted dimes veered off the roadway, overcorrected and overturned just after 5:30 a.m. near Alvord High School, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The driver and a passenger were transported to Medical City Decatur for treat…
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