1 killed, several injured in shuttle bus crash near Denver International Airport

One person died and several were injured overnight in a crash west of Denver International Airport involving a pickup truck and an off-site shuttle bus police explained The crash near Tower Road and East st Avenue happened early Sunday morning around midnight Commerce City Police Department spokesperson Joanna Smalls noted Smalls revealed the person killed in the crash was a tourist on the shuttle which investigators believe is an off-site airport shuttle not owned by DIA Paramedics took nearly a dozen people to hospitals several of whom had serious injuries Smalls mentioned Related Articles Man dies after crashing into a tree in northwest Denver Used fireworks start two house fires in Denver suburbs At least three dead in EB I- crash in Elbert County Denver motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run on southbound I- Westbound I- reopens near Eisenhower Tunnel after crash involving semitruck The cause of the crash remains under inspection This is a progressing story and may be updated Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day