An Illinois family walked away unharmed after deputies say lightning struck their car while they were driving on a highway on ...

I t's long been known that if you're in a lightning storm, a car is a safer place to be than standing outside. Contrary to ...

This SUV looked like it'd been in a collision after lightning struck it on the move, but it kept the family inside safe.

Parts of the car exploded onto the Illinois highway as the lightning left a hole in the car’s roof, deputies said.

According to the family, the car was moving when they heard what sounded like a gunshot and smoke started to fill the interior. The three occupants got out of the car to see what had happened ...

A moving car was struck by lightning on an Illinois highway ... Photo by Williamson County Sheriff's Office The family of three got out of their vehicle unscathed to see parts of their car ...