A Shelbyville ISD school bus with a dozen students on board was involved in a freak accident in Huxley Wednesday morning, with fortunately no injuries.

According to school district transportation director Thomas Swearengen, bus driver Matthew Gregston was traveling along FM 3172 in Huxley during student pickup around 7 a.m. when he encountered a saltwater disposal truck in a curve, owned by MKO Trucking, and driven by 25-year old Leon Hardaway of Center, when suddenly two rear tires and wheels came off the trailer, striking the front of the bus.

Swearengen says Gregston, “did a tremendous job,” to keep the bus controlled and the children safe.

The bus ended up off the roadway in a shallow ditch.

Swearengen said parents of the students were notified of the incident, and they were transported to another bus and safely taken to school.

“We’re just blessed there were no injuries,” Swearengen noted.