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Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) December 24, 2014

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if an armoured van spilled millions of dollars in bank notes out into a busy street, you need to look no farther than Hong Kong on Wednesday for your answer—a traffic jam.

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“An armoured van spilled nearly US$2 million in cash onto the westbound lane of one of Hong Kong’s busiest thoroughfares on Christmas Eve, bringing traffic to a halt as people jumped out of their cars and scrambled to scoop up money,” according to the Wall Street Journal. “Now Television, a commercial broadcaster, showed video of people crouching on the road to snatch up the cash, but it was unclear whether they were helping recover the money or just helping themselves,” the New York Times reports.