No injuries were reported Thursday when a bus carrying members of the Copiah-Lincoln Community College football team collided with a 18-wheeler as they were both merging into the same lane on I-55.

Cpl. Kervin Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol said the crash happened about 10:30 a.m. around the 61 mile marker near the Hazlehurst exit. It occurred in a construction zone as vehicles were merging into one lane.

The vehicles received minor damage, Stewart said.

After the crash, the team continued its trip to Booneville to play Northeast Mississippi Community College Thursday night, said Natalie Davis, director of public information and sports information for Co-Lin.

“We are so very thankful that no one was injured and the damage to the vehicles was minimal,” said Co-Lin President Dr. Jane Hulon. “Our main priority is student safety.”