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By Heather McWilliams //Denver Post Staff// Posted: 04/04/2010 03:12:48 PM MDT Updated: 04/04/2010 06:20:01 PM MDT URL: []
 * Bus crash claims second victim **

A second person has died from injuries from the three-vehicle crash caused when a RTD bus ran a red light on Saturday evening, police said. At least 12 others were injured with four remaining in serious condition after the Regional Transportation District bus ran the light and slammed into two vehicles. Carla Miranda, 28, of Denver, who was a passenger in a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit hit by the bus, died during the night, said Lieutenant Matt Murray spokesman for the Denver Police Department. The driver of the car died shortly after the accident. His name has not been released. After colliding with the Rabbit, the bus rammed a 1996 Ford truck, pushing it across the street and into the parking lot of a 7-Eleven. The driver of the truck is in serious condition, police said. The accident happened on Saturday at 4:58 p.m. The RTD bus, driven by a contracted employee through Veolia Transportation, was traveling north on Lincoln. Both the Rabbit and Ford truck were headed west on East Eighth Avenue, Murray said. The driver of the RTD bus remains hospitalized, Murray said, and her name will be released if charges are filed. Denver police continue to investigate the accident and will likely determine what, if any, charges will be filed early this week. "This is serious enough that the DA is already involved," Murray said. A warrant to obtain evidence, possibly including video from the bus or other sources, is currently being written. "In this case there are certainly a number witnesses so we feel confident we'll have a fairly clear idea of what happened," Murray said.