Drivers scrambled to grab cash on Friday morning (Californian time) after bags of money fell out of an armoured truck on a Southern California freeway, authorities said.
The incident occurred shortly on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad as the truck was heading from San Diego to an office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, authorities said.
"One of the doors popped open and bags of cash fell out," California Highway Patrol Sgt Curtis Martin said.
Several bags broke open, spreading money — mainly $1 and $20 bills — all over the lanes and bringing the freeway to a chaotic halt, Martin said.
