(KAIR)--A Jefferson County driver escaped injury Independence Day morning after his vehicle was struck by a train, about 4 miles east of Perry.

WIBW-TV reports the crash happened around 9:00, in the 16200 block of US Highway 24.

Citing Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig, the TV station reports the car, for reasons not immediately specified, became stuck on the railroad tracks, leading to the collision.

The name of the driver was not immediately made public.