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Police: Woman dies after crashing head-on into RTD bus in Aurora

Posted at 12:17 PM, Dec 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-30 14:19:24-05

AURORA, Colo. — A woman died after crashing her pickup head-on into an RTD bus in Aurora Sunday morning.

The crash occurred at in the intersection of East 33rd Avenue and North Oakland Street at about 6:42 a.m., according to Aurora police.

Police believe the female driver, the only occupant of the pickup, was driving the wrong way in the westbound lanes when she crashed into the bus. It’s unclear why she was driving the wrong direction.

Two passengers on the bus were taken to the hospital with injuries that police said were not life-threatening.

Police have not publicly identified the driver.