A Utah truck driver had a close call earlier this week when lightning struck the freeway during severe weather.
Video appears to capture the lightning bolt hitting Interstate 84 near the mouth of Weber Canyon on Tuesday night, just feet from a moving truck, ABC4.com reported.
Motorist Tucker Ralphs recorded the dramatic moment on his dashcam while driving home.
A lightning bolt struck nearly beside a moving truck on a Utah freeway earlier this week. (Tucker Ralphs via Storyful)
“Lightning struck the edge of the freeway feet from a truck just ahead of me,” Ralphs told Storyful. He described the sound as “louder than you can imagine,” with a sharp “crack” followed by a “boom.” The flash was “super bright, then gone in an instant.”
The National Weather Service confirmed to the news outlet that a thunderstorm moved through the area. Agency data indicated that lightning struck the side of the freeway at approximately 9 p.m. local time.
The National Weather Service says lightning kills about 20 to 30 people in the United States each year. (Getty Images)
Lightning strikes can be fatal.
Earlier this month, a Michigan man who had moved to Florida only days before died after he was apparently struck by lightning while walking on a path.
Witnesses attempted to perform CPR on Matthew Eric Jenkins, 20, who had relocated to Central Florida to begin an internship program at Walt Disney World.