SYRACUSE, Indiana — A 9-year-old boy suffered minor head injuries when the car he was in collided with a school bus Friday afternoon.

And according to police, the crash was caused, at least in part, by a spider. 

Kosciusko County Deputies and officers with the Syracuse Police Department arrived on the scene at 4:18 p.m. and located a 9-year-old boy lying outside a Dodge Avenger that had collided with the school bus.

Initial investigation from the scene, indicates that the boy’s mother, Angela K. Kipp, 35, had been backing the vehicle from her driveway.

Kipp told authorities had jumped from the vehicle after discovering a spider on her shoulder as the vehicle was still in reverse. The 9 year old then climbed from the rear seat to the front driver’s seat and attempted to activate the brake pedal but instead depressed the throttle.

The Dodge Avenger then collided with a school bus. The driver of the school bus, Becky A. Dunithan, 62, was not injured during the crash. Officers also stated that there were no children aboard the schooCollisl bus. The 9 year old was transported to Goshen General Hospital in stable condition with minor head injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

This story first appeared in the Goshen (Indiana) News.