Part of Spring Creek Parkway is shut down in Plano as police investigate a suspicious bag on a charter bus.
An inert replica grenade found in an abandoned bag led to the evacuation of a charter bus and a response from the Plano bomb squad on Monday morning.
According to police, they were called to a gas station near the corner of Spring Creek Parkway and U.S. Highway 75, where a Flixbus charter bus had stopped in the parking lot.
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WATCH HEREPolice said Monday afternoon the driver discovered the bag while loading passengers and their luggage. When the driver opened the bag, he reported finding a grenade inside.
The driver called the police and the Plano Police Department's Hazardous Devices Unit responded. The bus was evacuated and traffic was stopped on adjacent roads while police investigated the device.
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SIGN UP From Texas Sky Ranger, just before noon, a member of the bomb squad was seen working near the bag while wearing a blast suit.
Meanwhile, officials confirmed that the bag belonged to a passenger from the previous day. The passenger was contacted and he told officials the grenade was an inert war replica that had belonged to his grandfather.
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Plano police said the HDU X-rayed the device and confirmed it was inert.
Police said early Monday afternoon that there was still a considerable police presence in the area wrapping up the investigation and that there was no public threat.
Flix North America, which owns FlixBus, told NBC 5 they were in direct contact with all affected passengers and were working to arrange alternative transportation to help them reach their final destinations.
No injuries were reported.
