A driver briefly fell asleep and lost control of his vehicle, launching it into a barrel roll before landing in a tunnel.

>> Read more trending news

Video released by Slovakian police shows the BMW launching off a barrier and hitting the top of the Borik tunnel before landing inside it.

The 44-year-old driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol but instead "suffered a microsleep" and lost control of the vehicle early Thursday morning, David Puchovsky, a police spokesman, told Global News.

The driver was not injured.

About the Author

Featured

Laurence Walker, a volunteer with the Cajun Navy Relief, left, takes two volunteers out on his boat on Lake Oconee to search for Gary Jones, Tuesday, February, 18, 2024, in Eatonton, Ga. The Putnam County sheriff is investigating and searching after Spelman College instructor Joycelyn Nicole Wilson and an Atlanta private school coach Gary Jones went missing on Lake Oconee over a week ago, Saturday Feb. 8th. The body of Wilson was found Sunday, Feb. 9th and Jones has not been found. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com