$100 notes fly across Perth’s Kenwick Link Overpass as police appeal for witnesses
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Mystery as drivers were ‘splashed’ with $100 bills flying through the air on a busy highway, with one person reportedly making off with $10,000
- $100 bills flying through the air created a driving hazard
- Drivers stopped their cars to pick up what they could
- It is said that a person has made $10,000 richer
Drivers experienced a kind of road hazard few would complain about Saturday morning when they were splattered with hundreds, perhaps thousands of $100 bills.
It sounds like a scene from a B-grade Hollywood movie, but it actually happened on the Kenwick Link flyover in Perth around 11:30am on Saturday, and one person allegedly raised $10,000.
A bag containing a large amount of cash was thrown or fell from a vehicle traveling west on the Roe Freeway in the southeast of the city.
“Cash, in the form of notes, was scattered around the site, with reports of people stopping vehicles to collect it,” Western Australia Police said.
Drivers experienced the kind of driving hazards they didn’t care for Saturday morning, when they were splattered with hundreds, perhaps thousands of $100 bills. Pictured is a stock image of $100 bills
As the drivers parked and tried to collect as many bills as they could, one reportedly took $10,000 more.
Police arrived at the bizarre scene soon after to collect the remaining banknotes that had not yet been bagged by passersby.
An officer was seen carrying a brown paper bag as he crossed the busy highway.
More than 24 hours later, police declined to say whether the money was deliberately thrown or somehow dislodged from a car.
They also did not reveal if anyone came by to return the money they collected, or if they know who lost or threw the large bills in the first place.
The WA Police Facebook post about the rain of money received hundreds of comments, with many expecting a similar scenario.
“Okay that’s it, I’m sick of not being in the right place at the right time,” one wrote.
A second asked ‘why doesn’t this happen when I’m on my way to work?’
A police officer was seen carrying a brown paper bag as he crossed the busy highway after picking up some scattered $100 bills.
Another commenter may not have been entirely serious in his concern about the legal implications that cash trucks could face.
‘So they’ll get fined for littering and maybe not securing a load?’ they asked.
There were also some comments that speculated about the origin of the money.
“Probably due to armed robbery, criminals trying to get rid of evidence,” read one sign.
Detectives from Cannington Police Station are investigating the money drop in the rain and have asked anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.
The vision of the mobile phone or dashcam can be directly uploaded here.
Anyone with information or who wishes to return the money they collected is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or can contact here.