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

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Truck full of dimes crashes on North Texas highway

Authorities shoveled up a large amount of change after a truck carrying dimes crashed on a Texas highway. (Credit: KDFW)

Texas authorities were spotted on video shoveling and individually picking up $800,000 worth of dimes that spilled across a highway early Tuesday.

Alvord Fire Department officials confirmed to FOX 4 Dallas that eight million loose dimes were being carried by a tractor-trailer when it overturned on U.S. Highway 287 in Wise County, Texas.

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

An official is spotted gathering dimes by hand at the scene. (KDFW)

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The highway was shut down for nearly 14 hours as crews shoveled, hand-picked, and vacuumed the loose coins from the road and nearby brush.

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

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

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It is unclear why the coins were not in bank rolls.

The Wise County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The dime-carrying truck reportedly over-corrected and then flipped. (KDFW)

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

Alexandra Koch is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.

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