A college basketball team was uninjured after their team bus caught fire on the way back from a game.
IU-Indianapolis said in a statement that the incident occurred on I-275 as the team made its way home from a 71-67 loss at Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
NKU is in Highland Heights just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Both teams compete in the Horizon League, which also includes Detroit Mercy and Oakland.
“On the return drive from today’s game against Northern Kentucky, the bus carrying the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team experienced a mechanical issue that caused a fire around Kent, Indiana,” IU Indy Athletics department said in a statement.
“All members of the team and staff evacuated the bus without injury. Another bus is en route to pick up the team and deliver them back to Indianapolis.”
Photos shared the social media showed significant fire damage to the bus. There were some reports that players and staff members lost some person items, and some team gear was lost.
The Jaguars (9-20) returned to Indianapolis on Sunday night. They host Robert Morris on Thursday.
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