One person in an SUV died in a fiery crash following a collision with a bus carrying the London Silverbacks semi-pro football team. (Submitted by Molly Klingler, WANE-TV)Members of an Ontario football team are back home after a deadly crash in Indiana.

The bus carrying the London Silverbacks semi-pro football team collided with an SUV on Sunday afternoon.

One person in the SUV died in the fiery crash and 11 team members were treated and released from hospital.

Assistant head coach Jason Kenemy said team owner Alan Lazar was also injured.

Eleven team members from the London Silverbacks semi-pro football team were treated following the crash in Indiana. (Submitted by Molly Klingler, WANE-TV)The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne in Indiana reported that the occupant of the SUV who was killed was Beth Smith, wife of PGA golfer Chris Smith. The newspaper reported that two of the couple's children were in the vehicle and are in critical condition in hospital.

Lazar was airlifted to a hospital in Fort Wayne as well as the bus driver — who was praised for his actions.

Kenemy said Lazar is expected to be OK, adding the team members suffered relatively minor injuries.

All of them had been released from hospital by Sunday evening.

"Otherwise everyone escaped," Kenemy said. "We have our lives, so we're thankful."

The crash happened on I-69 at about 11:30 a.m. — as they were about to pull over for lunch — when the southbound SUV blew a tire, crossed the median and collided head-on with the northbound bus and burst into flames, killing the SUV's driver.

Kenemy said the bus driver swerved to try and avoid a collision, but the bus remained upright.

"He did an amazing job. We ended up having a collision but the bus did not flip over, thank God."

There were 38 people on the bus, including players, coaches, cheerleaders and other team employees, Kenemy said.

Some players were not on the bus because they had used their own cars for the trip.

The team was provided with a new bus and returned home late Sunday night, said defensive coach Dennis Angyal, who did not accompany the team home as he had a business meeting in Lansing, Mich., on Monday.

He noted many of the players had to be at their regular jobs on Monday. Players in the semi-pro league, who are aged 18 and up, do not get paid.

Angyal said long-time bus driver Jim Bereston was the "hero of the day" for ensuring the bus did not roll, and for helping others get out even though he was hurt. Bereston accompanied the team home but a different driver was behind the wheel.

National Guard on training exercise

Kenemy said National Guard members had been on a training exercise nearby and were on the scene within minutes of the crash.

National Guard members were training nearby and were on the scene shortly after the crash. (Submitted by Molly Klingler, WANE-TV)Those on the bus who were not injured were taken to St. Anthony's Parish Hall in Angola.

"The Catholic Church here has been tremendous. They've fed us, they've taken care of us, been there for us with some counselling," Kenemy said.

"You never want to go through something like this but it shows you the human spirit."

The Angola fire department had initially said 14 people were hospitalized and that the team was the Mustangs, but Kenemy said the bus had a Mustangs logo on it.

The Silverbacks play in the North American Football League, and are an affiliate of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts.

The team was on its way home from Indianapolis, where they had lost to the Tornados 32-0 on Saturday.