Truck Accident Spills $800K in Dimes on Texas Highway

An 18-wheeler carrying approximately eight million newly minted dimes, valued at $800,000, overturned on Highway 287 in Alvord, Texas, resulting in a massive coin spill. The truck veered off the road, overcorrected, and flipped, causing the dimes to scatter across the highway and nearby brush. Cleanup crews, including local authorities and personnel from an armored transport company, used vacuums, street sweepers, and hand tools to collect the loose coins, a process that shut down the highway for nearly 14 hours. Both the driver and a passenger were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The reason for transporting such a large number of loose dimes and their destination remained unclear, and it was not confirmed if the entire amount was recovered. The incident drew significant attention from local residents, some of whom observed or commented on the unusual cleanup effort.