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12 hurt in Denver-area crash involving 2 bands’ tour buses

The Columbian
Published: April 16, 2015, 5:00pm

AURORA, Colo. — Authorities say a dozen people were injured, including one seriously, after tour buses for two different bands were involved a chain-reaction crash on a foggy stretch of highway east of Denver.

The Colorado State Patrol says a bus carrying crew members for the performer Twin Shadow rear-ended a tractor-trailer stopped on Interstate 70 Friday, seriously injuring 41-year-old bus driver John Crawford. Eleven of his passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries.

Their bus then hit another truck and a tour bus carrying crew members of the country band Thompson Square.

Both bands were headed to Denver for shows Friday night but were not traveling together.

The crash came as a spring storm also brought rain and snow to Colorado and Wyoming, creating a range of dangerous driving conditions.

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