Thieves steal more than 400,000 KitKat bars from lorry right before Easter

More than 400,000 KitKat bars have been stolen from a lorry travelling from Italy to Poland (Picture: AP)

More than 400,000 KitKat bars have been stolen from a truck in Europe, Nestlé confirmed.

A lorry carrying some 12 tons of the popular chocolate-covered wafer snack set out this week from the company’s factory in Perugia, central Italy.

It was loaded with a total of 413,793 bars from the brand’s latest official Formula One range.

The bars were supposed to be distributed...