Scattered coins bring Italian highway to a halt

A truck carrying some 2 million euros ($2.5 million) in coins overturned in southern Italy, unloading its contents onto the highway and leading motorists to hit the brakes and dig in.
Police in Foggia, where the accident occurred, said Tuesday that it was impossible to establish how much money had been stolen, as many of the 1-euro and 2-euro coins remain on the highway. But motorists acting quickly before police arrived made off with at least 10,000 euros ($12,500).
Police said the truck's driver and one passenger had suffered minor injuries. The truck was carrying the money from the Italian mint to local banks.