Kirkland Lake Brinks truck crash attracts magnetic cleanup solution for scattered coins

It may be every kid's dream. Candy and money scattered everywhere. But this wasn't a dream, it was an actual scene in northern Ontario near Kirkland Lake, about 300 kilometres north of Sudbury.

An Ontario Provincial Police officer told the CBC he felt like he was "walking on a carpet of loonies and toonies."

Early Wednesday morning, a Brinks security truck hit a rock forcing somewhere between three and five million dollars in uncirculated loonies and toonies to spill onto the highway and surrounding area.

A tractor-trailer then hit the Brinks truck, which then hit a minivan. A third tractor-trailer, which just so happened to be hauling candy, smashed into the other transport truck and spilled its load, reports the National Post.

Photos of the sea of coins and the cleanup

Police closed off the highway for most of the day, but there are unconfirmed reports of some passersby helping themselves.

As seen in the video above, authorities used an industrial strength magnet to pick up the million of shiny metal objects.

While it may be a kid's dream, there is also a sad note. The driver and passenger from the truck are in hospital with serious injuries as a result of the vehicle crossing the centre line and hitting a rock-race in the opposite ditch. Police don't know yet why the Brinks truck crossed the line.

Once the coins are collected, they will be taken to a secured location in Timmins. However, with so many lose coins, the giant magnet is bound to miss a few making it the perfect spot for anyone with a metal detector.