AURORA, Colo. — A woman was killed and her 1-year-old child was critically injured after they crashed head-on with an RTD bus in Aurora Thursday evening.
The incident happened at 30th and Parklane Drive.
#APDTrafficAlert: Officers are on scene of a crash involving an SUV and @RideRTD bus at E. 30th Ave and E. Parklane Drive.
— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) September 12, 2025
Two occupants from the SUV, a small child and a woman, were both ejected from the vehicle and transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.… pic.twitter.com/Dk6mFE4GXD
Sergeant Bill Hummel with the Aurora Police Department's Traffic Unit said the woman's SUV crashed head-on with the RTD bus. She and her 1-year-old, who was not restrained, were ejected from the vehicle and suffered life-threatening injuries.
The woman was taken to the hospital, where she later died, according to Hummel. The infant was also taken to the hospital and is currently "stable."
Hummel said the woman had left a family dispute up the street. Aurora PD officers responded to the dispute and "calmed that dispute down," according to the police sergeant.
The woman left the dispute "at a high rate of speed" and was coming down the road when she struck the bus head-on.
Several people from the RTD bus were evaluated at the scene. Two people, including the bus driver, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hummel said the bus driver suffered the worst of the injuries and is currently "stable."
Investigators are working on a full reconstruction of the crash. Speed and possible intoxication are being considered as contributing factors, according to police.
E. 30th Avenue is closed between Scranton and Ursula as investigators process the scene.
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