On Sunday afternoon, September 11, a Legacy High School bus driver was killed and several people were critically injured following a school bus crash at Denver International Airport.

According to authorities, at around 3 p.m., the bus ran off the right-side of the roadway and smashed into one of the pillars that support a ramp to a pickup terminal at the airport.

Around 20 people were taken to hospital – five to Denver Health Medical Center with two of those being in a critical condition, two are in serious condition and one of them is in fair condition. Another six patients were taken to Children’s Hospital Colorado where they were all said to be in fair condition and five more patients were taken to University of Colorado Hospital, where their condition is unknown.

In addition two patients went to the Medical Center of Aurora with non-life threatening and minor injuries and the patients were treated and released.

The passengers on the bus were from Broomfield’s Legacy High School who were coming back from a trip to California and were members of the varsity and junior varsity football teams.

The bus driver was Kari Chopper and she was killed in the crash. The autopsy revealed that she had a very enlarged heart and she may have had a heart attack which caused the crash.

If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident in Colorado, please call the Aurora accident lawyers at Flesch Law Firm, at 720-689-0322 or contact us online right away to schedule your free consultation.