Bullion Van Scatters Dollars on the Road in US, People Abandon Their Cars to Pick Money, Video Goes Viral

Bullion Van Scatters Dollars on the Road in US, People Abandon Their Cars to Pick Money, Video Goes Viral

  • A viral video showing people in a frenzy as they picked dollars that fell out from an armoured truck has stirred reactions
  • In the video, people totally left their cars in the middle of the road in California as they caused a messy traffic jam
  • Nigerian Instagram users who reacted to the video wondered why the same thing has not happened in the country

A bullion van in America caused a huge scene as one of its doors burst open and plenty of dollar bills were scattered all over the floor.

The event which happened on Friday, November 19, brought traffic in California to a standstill as people rushed to pack their portions.

Some of them returned the money.
Many people picked what they could on the road. Photo source: @demibaby
Source: Instagram

Everybody picked dollars

Filming the scene, a young lady known on Instagram as Demi Baby said that it is the most insane thing she has ever seen.

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A part of the clip showed a man with both hands full of dollar bills as he screamed excitedly. A report by Fox News, however, said that arrests were made on some of the people who packed the cash.

Some returned it

According to a report by NBC News, the FBI revealed that though some of the people who picked the money returned it to officials, some were spotted driving away with stolen dollars.

Watch the clip below:

When the video was reshared by @instablog9ja, below were some of the reactions from Nigerians:

tony.frank_ said:

"This kind thing need happen for 9ja make I check something."

ice_rum_ joked:

"See the way they all parked to help clear the mess on the road, such rare humanity."

boudicca__london said:

"Werey dey record you no go pick money."

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milly_posh21 said:

"Instead of u to Dey pick money u Dey do interview."

oluwatravis said:

"Hmm so nobody Dey get broom and Parker for car?"

samspedy said:

"God of Nigeria, please don’t fail us.

vihkkies__couture said:

"They’re not packing this thing very well."

Man threw money at people

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a video shared online had some men in a convoy flinging out money from their vehicles as people struggled to get them.

The Instagram handle claimed that the event took place in Effurun, Delta state. People ran helter-skelter to get as much as they could.

The first car in the convoy had people hanging at its side. Another black vehicle had a man standing through the roof as he threw out money. Other cars that had men hanging at their side followed.

Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

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