The Latest: Lanes open after bus crash at Denver airport

The Latest: Lanes open after bus crash at Denver airport

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 6:06 p.m. ET

DENVER (AP) The Latest on the crash of a school bus at Denver International Airport (all times local):

8:30 a.m.

Traffic is flowing at Denver International Airport after a school bus crash that killed the driver and injured 18 students and staff members forced the closure of a major passenger pickup area.

Airport officials reopened lanes late Sunday, hours after the bus carrying high school football players veered off a roadway and slammed into a concrete pillar.

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Adams 12 Five Star Schools says 15 students suffered minor injuries, with three staffers suffering more serious injuries because they were sitting toward the front of the bus.

Police haven't released information on the cause of the crash. The driver's identity hasn't been released.

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7:45 a.m.

Officials say two people are still in critical condition after a school bus carrying high school football players veered off a roadway and slammed into a concrete pillar at Denver International Airport, killing the driver.

A Denver Health spokeswoman said Monday that two others are hospitalized in serious condition and one in fair condition. The hospital wouldn't release more details.

The airport has said at least five others went to other hospitals, but didn't say where or what their conditions were.

A school bus picking up members of the Legacy High School football squad smashed into a pillar Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the bus carried 28 students and four adults.

Police haven't released information on the cause of the crash. The driver's identity hasn't been released.

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