A scary second occurred in Kent, Indiana, as a bus carrying the Indiana College Indianapolis males’s basketball workforce caught fireplace on the way in which again from a highway recreation on Saturday.
The workforce was getting back from its recreation in opposition to Northern Kentucky when a mechanical concern precipitated the bus to catch fireplace.
The whole workforce and workers evacuated the bus safely, in line with a submit from IU Indy Athletics on X. The submit additionally talked about one other bus was en route on the time to select them up for the journey again to Indianapolis.
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Indiana College Indianapolis’ bus carrying the boys’s basketball workforce caught fireplace on the freeway on Saturday. (IU Indy Athletics)
Pictures have been offered to Fox Information Digital by IU Indy Athletics, which confirmed the bus fully burnt and charred from the flames that engulfed it in the course of the freeway.
One other photograph confirmed bellowing black smoke rising from the bus, which precipitated some apparent site visitors on the freeway.
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The Jaguars fell to the Norse, 71-67, in Highland, Kentucky, earlier than the experience dwelling.
IU Indy is 9-20 total on the 12 months (5-13 in convention play). They’ve had a tough go of late, dropping 4 of its final 5 video games.
Indiana College Indianapolis’ bus carrying the boys’s basketball workforce caught fireplace on the freeway on Saturday. (IU Indy Athletics)
Solely two video games stay within the common season, each of which might be at dwelling in Indianapolis.
They are going to face Robert Morris this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Their remaining dwelling recreation of the season, which may even be Senior Day, might be in opposition to Wright State on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
Indiana College Indianapolis’ bus carrying the boys’s basketball workforce caught fireplace on the freeway on Saturday. (IU Indy Athletics)
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The Horizon League Match, the convention wherein the Jaguars play, begins on March 4.
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