Single mother returns $120,000 that fell from armoured car

A mother-of-five who was driving to pawn a television for $60 to pay her electric bill found $120,000 in the street.

Wanda Johnson stopped in traffic to pick up the money that had fallen from an armoured car in Savannah, Georgia.

The housekeeper drove to a pastor's house to ask for guidance and prayed before she called the police.

The 34-year-old struggled to make a decision during the rest of her shift at Memorial Hospital in Savannah.

She said: "I'm like, well, this must be the answer. I'm going to keep it. Then I'm like, no, don't do that. It's not yours. It's not right."

Warren Smith, armoured car supervisor for EM Security, which was transporting the money from a bank vault, said: "What she did took a lot of courage, a lot more courage than most people have in this world today."

Ms Johnson was driving behind the truck on her lunch break when she saw a door fall open and the money bag fly into the air. Other cars swerved to avoid it but she stopped to pick it up.

An armoured car escorted by police officers and FBI agents arrived within 20 minutes to retrieve it after she informed authorities.

Ms Johnson will receive a reward but Mr Smith has declined to specify the amount.