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Bus Crash Injures 14 In Northfield Area
Police: Driver May Have Dozed Off
POSTED: 7:57 am MDT September 24, 2009
UPDATED: 2:51 pm MDT September 24, 2009
DENVER -- At least 14 people were injured when a Regional Transportation District bus hit a pole at Northfield Avenue and Dallas Street in Denver.There were no other vehicles involved in the crash, which was reported shortly after 7 a.m.Police said the RTD driver -- 55-year-old Linda Davis -- may have fallen asleep at the wheel. Davis was ticketed for careless driving, according to Leslie Branch-Wise, a Denver police department spokeswoman.
All of those injured -- including the bus driver -- were transported by ambulance to four local hospitals. None of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening.RTD is conducting its own investigation to determine what happened.The crash knocked a traffic signal to the ground.
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