Hundreds of people rushed to loot a truck that crashed on a road in eastern China. Their prized loot? Approximately eight tons of grain.

The truck was transporting 45 tons of wheat through Jingjiang city in Fujian province. It was running on wet roads when it crashed into a flower bed and tipped over, reports People's Daily Online.

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As the truck spilled its contents along the road, hundreds of people eager to get their hands on the wheat ran to the scene with buckets, bags and other items that they could use to carry the looted grains.

The chaos that the crowd created blocked the road and caused a disruption in traffic.

Police were called to the scene at about 9:45 a.m. local time to disperse the crowds.

Although police were able to stop the looters from what they were doing, some still wanted another try. A crowd of about 50 people remained, waiting for another chance to get more wheat, reports the South China Morning Post.

Police then cordoned off the area and started cleanup operations.

The road was cleared at about 1:00 p.m. Reports say that about 10 people returned to pick up leftovers from the scene.

Police say that the looters were able to get an estimated eight tons of wheat from the crash.

Other Vehicle Lootings

This incident is one of many where crashed vehicle have been looted in China.

Earlier this month, a truck that carried 30 tons of oranges crashed in Yunnan province and was looted by villagers.

Additionally, back in August 2015, people from the eastern city of Binzhou, Shandong province, quickly rushed to loot a truck that contained about 10,000 chicks.

In the same month, another truck tipped over outside Chengdu, Sichuan province, reports Huaxi.com. Nearby villagers then helped themselves to the 20 tons of pears that were spilled.

Tagscar crash, looting, wheat, Fujian Province, Jingjiang city