BERLIN, Vt. — A Quebec man and his passenger escaped injury when the SUV he was driving hit a deer on Interstate 89 southbound in Berlin, Vermont State Police said Saturday.

Rene Nolan, 60, of Sherbrook, Quebec, was driving a Kia Telluride near mile marker 48.4 at about noon when a deer ran onto the highway and into the path of the SUV, according to troopers from the state police barracks in Berlin.

Nolan was wearing a seat belt, police said. He and his passenger reported no injuries.

The front end of the Kia was badly damaged, and the SUV was towed from the highway. Troopers found the deer, which had been killed, police said.

The sky was cloudy and the road was dry at the time of the crash, according to police.

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