A truck carrying 50,000 chicken eggs worth 400,000 Rupees (USD $5,437) overturned on a highway in northern India's Uttarakhand.

The incident took place in Udham Singh Nagar near Bazpur on September 19.

Footage from the accident site shows locals flocking in to collect the eggs from the truck.

Police officers later intervened to disperse the crowd.

According to the driver Khalid Ali, a vehicle trying to overtake his mini-truck hit it accidentally and he lost control of the vehicle. The truck swayed and overturned scattering most of the eggs.

The driver and his co-passenger have sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident.

A mini-truck carrying 50,000 chicken eggs worth Rs 400,000 (USD 5437) overturned on a highway in northern India's Uttarakhand.

The incident took place in Udham Singh Nagar's Bazpur area on September 19.

Visuals from the accident site show locals flocking in to loot their pick of eggs from the truck.

Police drove the egg-looting mob away after a great deal of effort and cleared out the traffic jam.

According to the driver Khalid Ali, a vehicle trying to overtake his mini-truck hit it accidentally and he lost control of the vehicle. The truck swayed and over-turned scattering most of the eggs.

The driver and his co-passenger have sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident.