Brinks crash spills millions in coins (about 60 miles east of Timmins)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/story/2012/03/28/sby-hwy11-crash.htmlA crash of a Brinks tractor-trailer in northeastern Ontario this morning seriously injured the two occupants, and scattered millions of dollars in Canadian coins on the highway and in the nearby bush.
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One of the tractor-trailer units was reportedly carrying candy, which was also strewn across the crash site.One comment posted gave me quite a loud laugh:
"And I thought Ottawa was the only palce you could find a field full of loonies..."
And then there were the following:
"I knew we had to put money into our roads...but this is rediculous."
"Those big rigs cannot stop on a dime."
"*CHANGE* we can believe in."
"Candy AND money? Sweet!"
"There must be a full moon out here. I've never read so many witty comments on one article. This is better than any sitcom!"
"Would the coins have rolled north to Hudson Bay or south to the Great Lakes?" (***The answer, of course, is North, as the Arctic Watershed is about 20 miles (30 km) south of there.****)
""They may use front-end loaders to scoop up dirt, which will be sifted through at another location later." ... so it's dirty money and will need to be laundered."