Kaitlyn Kanzler | NorthJersey

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Courtesy of Betsy Richards

A malfunction with the rear door of an armored Brink's truck scattered money across Route 3 west in East Rutherford Thursday, causing delays as people got out of their cars to scoop up the cash fluttering around on the highway, witnesses say.

East Rutherford Police received calls at 8:30 a.m. that the truck was spilling cash along the highway. A video posted on Twitter showed several people grabbing money while other cars were delayed or driving around them.

People were getting out of their vehicles attempting to remove cash causing two crashes, police said. East Rutherford police said they don't know how much money is unaccounted for.

The Quest Diagnostic training building used by the New York Giants could be seen in the background of the video.

Betsy Richards, a Montclair resident, was on a NJ Transit bus into New York when traffic started to slow down on Route 3.

Richards said she could see a man in a Brink’s uniform running through traffic trying to collect the money that was flying around the road.

Courtesy of Betsy Richards

“People started stopping and people were jumping out of cars grabbing cash,” Richards said.

Richards said she could see $1, $5 and even $100 bills on the road and people on her bus felt bad for the Brink's worker.

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"People were saying he's definitely going to get fired," she said. "It's Christmas for some and the loss of a job for another."

Several videos and photos from people traveling Route 3 were posted to Twitter and Facebook.

Brinks Truck accident on Rte 3 near Lincoln Tunnel. Bills scattered all over Hwy. Brinks guy and other drivers stop traffic and scramble for bills. #CantMakeThisUp pic.twitter.com/8cI0pX6qLR — Betsy Richards (@BetsyTRic) December 13, 2018

In May, another Brink's truck dropped more than a half million dollars on Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. The vehicle's back doors swung open when it slowed to a stop, causing $600,000 in bags, bundles and loose bills to fall out.

People then were jumping over fences and crawling on the ground to claim some of the cash, police said.

Similar incidents happened when armored vehicles' doors malfunctioned in June 2016 in Providence, Rhode Island; in July 2015 in Baltimore; in April 2015 in both Weatherford, Texas, and Salt Lake City; in January 2015 in Queens, New York; in October 2014 in Urbana, Maryland; and March 2012 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Brink's did not immediately return calls for comment. Police are investigating the incident and asked anyone with information or videos to call them at 201-438-1065.

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