One person dies in crash involving car and RTD bus on westbound Interstate 70 at Holly Street Monday morning

DENVER — One person died in a crash involving a car and RTD bus on westbound Interstate 70 at Holly Street Monday morning, the Denver Police Department (DPD) confirmed.

The wreck happened around 6:25 a.m. As the bus on Route 15L was heading westbound on I-70, it was rear ended. When first responders arrived on scene, the RTD bus driver did not report any injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was killed in the crash, RTD confirmed.

Westbound I-70 is closed at Holly Street, putting traffic on E. 45th N. Drive — previously Stapleton Drive North — over to Colorado Boulevard where Luber expects there to be backup at the stoplight there. Drivers on I-70 caught behind the closure are backed up to S. Peoria Street and Interstate 225.

Luber recommends morning commuters use westbound Interstate 270 or southbound Interstate 25 instead. Anyone on westbound I-70 east of Central Park should use side roads or I-270, I-25. Anyone not on westbound I-70 should use side roads past Colorado Boulevard, according to Luber.

The RTD bus was not in service at the time of the crash, according to DPD, and so there were no passengers on board.

Driver hits RTD bus on westbound Interstate 70 at Holly Street Monday morning

DPD told Luber, officers will keep westbound I-70 closed back after Quebec Street as they investigate the wreck.