“The bus was transversing down the ramp to level 4, when it ran off the right side of the roadway”, said Sgt. Mike Farr, with the Denver Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit.
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Police do not know why she circled back to the airport Sunday afternoon, spokesman John White said.
In this image made from video provided by KMGH/THEDENVERCHANNEL.COM, a school bus sits after crashing into a concrete pillar in Denver, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.
The bus driver had picked up 28 students, and four adults were on the bus, including the bus driver, DIA spokeswoman Stacy Stegman said.
Female school bus driver dies after crashing at @DENAirport with 17-20 students, coaches on board.
According to Joe Ferdani with the Adams 12 School District, the bus was carrying the Legacy High School football team which had just returned from playing a game out of state.
Injured students were taken to a hospital.
An official with DIA tweeted that all passenger pickups were taking place on Terminal West because of the crash on the east terminal.
Two passengers were in critical condition and two were in serious condition at Denver Health Medical Center.
Legacy’s football teams played Chino Hills (Calif.) High School last week, the school’s athletics website noted.
Children’s Hospital Colorado told 9NEWS it had six patients, all in fair condition.
By late Sunday, three adult staff members remained in the hospital, and numerous 15 students who were injured had been released to their parents, school district officials said.
Police haven’t released information on the cause of the crash.
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Legacy High School is in Broomfield, a suburb north of Denver.
