Family says vehicle hit by lightning on highway sounded 'like a gunshot'

An Illinois household walked distant unharmed aft deputies accidental lightning struck their car portion they were driving connected a road connected Saturday.

The incidental happened connected Route 13 successful confederate Illinois conscionable earlier 6 p.m. Deputies from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office responded and recovered the household of 3 lasting extracurricular the Ford, which had sustained important damage, according to the sheriff’s office.

The household told deputies that they heard a loud, gunshot-like sound earlier the conveyance filled with smoke. 

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A household survived a lightning onslaught portion they were traveling down a road successful Illinois connected Saturday evening, according to officials. (Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

Deputies determined that the lightning onslaught disabled the car's electrical strategy and caused an detonation that blew isolated the rear bumper and exhaust system, scattering debris crossed the roadway.

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The onslaught disabled the car’s electrical strategy and blew disconnected the rear bumper and exhaust, scattering debris connected the road, according to the sheriff's office. (Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

Images shared by the sheriff's bureau showed the grade of the damage, including a tiny spread successful the extortion of the vehicle.

No injuries were reported and authorities said the household was safe.

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The Williamson County Sheriff's Office said a family's conveyance sustained extended harm aft being struck by lightning connected Saturday evening portion driving connected a road successful Illinois. (Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

Local firefighters besides assisted and deputies said the family's conveyance was towed from the scene. 

Several roads crossed the region were closed connected Saturday owed to flooding, according to the sheriff's office.

Deputies said the lightning onslaught near a spread successful the apical of the vehicle. (Williamson County Sheriff's Office)

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"Please usage caution adjacent rising water. High h2o and flowing h2o crossed roadways whitethorn beryllium swifter and deeper than expected," deputies warned. 

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