An 18-wheeler carrying freshly minted dimes from the U.S. Mint rolled over on U.S. Route 287 in Alvord, Texas, spilling eight million dimes. Fortunately, the driver and passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were released from the hospital. Cleanup operations took about 14 hours, involving heavy-duty vacuum trucks to collect the scattered dimes, with workers also using shovels and their hands. Local officials noted the irony of using sewage vacuum trucks for this unusual situation, highlighting the humor amidst the chaos that unfolded following the accident.
The driver and passenger of the overturned 18-wheeler carrying eight million dimes suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and cleanup required heavy-duty vacuum trucks that usually handle sewage.
Mayor Caleb Caviness humorously noted that authorities used vacuum trucks, typically reserved for sewage cleanouts, to scoop up the spilled dimes from U.S. Route 287.
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