Watch: Overturned truck covers Texas highway in 8 million dimes

April 30 (UPI) — The Texas Department of Transportation took on an unusual clean-up operation after an overturned truck lost its load of 8 million dimes — $800,000 worth of change.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said the 18-wheeler rolled onto its side in the southbound lanes of U.S. 81/287 near the Farm Road 1655 exit in Alvord.

The department said the truck had gone off the road and the driver over-corrected, causing the vehicle to overturn.

The driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital with minor injuries…

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