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Coins everywhere | Brinks truck crashes in North Carolina

Debris littered the road Wednesday.
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Brinks truck

CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — Coins spilled everywhere after a bank truck crashed in Cabarrus County on Wednesday afternoon.

A Brinks truck collided with another vehicle just before 1 p.m. on the westbound side of Highway 24/27 just east of Bethel School Road.

Money spilled onto the highway due to the crash.

"We have been assured every coin will be collected off the ground with a specialized vacuum unit that Brinks utilizes," Midland Fire and Rescue tweeted.

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One person was transported by Cabarrus EMS to a nearby hospital with potentially serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

The North Carolina Department of Transportation responded to the area with a sand truck to help contain a fuel spill that happened during the incident. 

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Only coins, no paper bills, spilled onto the roadway.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. 

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