ABILENE, Texas -

A FedEx truck forced to swerve to avoid hitting a car instead hit a fence, causing a small grass fire and a power outage.

Police said an elderly man pulled out in front of the FedEx truck on Buffalo Gap Road around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The driver of the truck served and ran through a fence, hitting a power line pole and sparking a small grass fire.

Power to the area was out for a little while but was quickly restored.

Firefighters were able to put out the grass fire quickly.