RICHARD
06-19-2005, 01:59 PM
Burst bag costs bikers £10,500
Motorists on a busy motorway could not believe their eyes when they drove into a cloud of money.
Two unlucky motorcyclists lost £10,500 in cash when their rucksack burst on the M3, near Winchester.
Drivers stopped on the hard shoulder to help the distraught motorcyclists gather the £20 notes, reports the Guardian.
But strong winds quickly blew them across both carriageways and only £500 of the £11,000 was recovered.
Judy Mizen, who was driving a car behind the motorbike when the bag burst open, said: "It started off as a few notes, but the bag quickly started spewing huge chunks of money.
"At first we thought it was just paper, but then I said: "Oh my God, it's money!" It was like we had hit a wall of money."
Things only got worse for the motorcyclists, who were from the Isle of Wight. Their Kawasaki broke down two junctions further along the M3.
A police spokesman officers were investigating their story that they were carrying so much money because they were on their way to buy a car.
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Tip No. 758
Don't carry large amounts of cash on your person when riding.:eek:
Motorists on a busy motorway could not believe their eyes when they drove into a cloud of money.
Two unlucky motorcyclists lost £10,500 in cash when their rucksack burst on the M3, near Winchester.
Drivers stopped on the hard shoulder to help the distraught motorcyclists gather the £20 notes, reports the Guardian.
But strong winds quickly blew them across both carriageways and only £500 of the £11,000 was recovered.
Judy Mizen, who was driving a car behind the motorbike when the bag burst open, said: "It started off as a few notes, but the bag quickly started spewing huge chunks of money.
"At first we thought it was just paper, but then I said: "Oh my God, it's money!" It was like we had hit a wall of money."
Things only got worse for the motorcyclists, who were from the Isle of Wight. Their Kawasaki broke down two junctions further along the M3.
A police spokesman officers were investigating their story that they were carrying so much money because they were on their way to buy a car.
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Tip No. 758
Don't carry large amounts of cash on your person when riding.:eek: