Personal Injury Law

2-dead, 14-hurt in Denver bus crash

By Edward Bills

A Denver city bus struck two vehicles after running a red light at a downtown intersection Saturday, killing two individuals and injuring 14 others, police said. Tthe Regional Transportation District bus was northbound on Lincoln Street, a major route in the city, when it collided with a car and a pickup at about 5 p.m. A man in the car died at a hospital of his injuries, and a woman in the car died later.

Fourteen other people were taken to St. Anthony’s and Denver General hospitals, and one of them was listed in critical condition, Murray said. Denver Fire Department personnel had to extricate several people from the three vehicles.

Witnesses said the bus ran a red light, struck the car first, then pushed the pickup into a parking lot and against a billboard pole, according to The Denver Post. The truck’s driver emerged with assistance and sat on a curb until an ambulance arrived.

Police and transportation agency was working with police to determine what happened.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on April 04, 2010 (boomark / email).