The fantasy of seeing banknotes fluttering down from the sky came true for one Dutch motorist after a package containing cash apparently fell from the back of a bank transport truck.

THE fantasy of seeing bank notes fluttering down from the sky came true for Dutch motorists after a package containing cash fell from a bank transport truck and broke open.

Snow whipped by gale-force winds created a blizzard effect that has caused chaos across much of Austria today, stranding hundreds of motorists for hours on a key highway and knocking out power to thousands of homes.