Two drivers involved in a road rage incident on Interstate 77 Saturday night exchanged gunfire, with one of them injured.

The passengers in one of the vehicles, including two children, weren’t injured, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

The altercation happened about 11:15 p.m. on I-77 south in Green. Sheriff's deputies say the drivers encountered each other between South Arlington and Massillon roads. They collided and stopped on the side of the interstate, deputies say.

One of the drivers exited and confronted the second driver, who was still in his vehicle with his wife and two young children. Both drivers fired shots, with the driver in the first vehicle hit by a bullet, deputies say.

Deputies arrived and saw the drivers firing at each other. Both men immediately surrendered, and no deputies were involved in the shooting.

The driver who was injured was transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, deputies said.

Both drivers had concealed-carry licenses issued outside of Summit County, deputies say.

Summit County Sheriff Steve Barry said the outcome could have been far worse if any of the passengers had been injured. He said this should serve as a cautionary tale to avoid road rage.

“Make every attempt to evade this type of situation for everyone’s safety,” Barry said in a news release. “It’s just not worth it.”

The sheriff’s office asked that anyone who witnessed any part of this incident call the detective bureau at 330-643-2131.

The investigation is continuing.