Authorities are currently on the scene in Ider, where a bear is in a tree after being struck by a vehicle.

Ider Police Chief Stephen Malone said the crash happened near the crossroads of Alabama 75 and Alabama 117. Ider, a town of about 750, is located in DeKalb County in northeast Alabama.

The crash, according to Malone, involved the bear. The animal then climbed into a tree at a residence near the crossroads.

Ider police and the Alabama Game & Fish Division are “closely monitoring the situation,” Malone said.

“Please do not attempt to crowd the area,” Malone said on a Facebook post.