Five people were sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash in Aurora, police said.
One of the cars ran a red light and crashed into the other, the Aurora Police Department on social media. The car may also have been speeding.
Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Aurora officers responded to reports of a crash near East 40th Avenue and Peña Boulevard, police said.
Paramedics took five unidentified adults to the hospital — two with serious or life-threatening injuries and three with minor injuries — police said.
The crash shut down all lanes of East 40th Avenue and Peña Boulevard for multiple hours Wednesday morning for the crash investigation and clean-up, police said.
As of 6:30 a.m., Peña Boulevard had reopened but East 40th Avenue remained closed.
This is a developing story.
