On January 31, 2022 at 7:02p.m. Aurora Police responded to a report of a two car injury crash in the intersection of South Aurora Parkway and South Southlands Parkway in southeast Aurora.
Investigators believe that a Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Aurora Parkway when it was struck head-on by a Nissan Rogue.
A 52-year-old woman who was the driver of the Hyundai was transported to local hospital were still later succumb to her injuries. A 42-year-old man who was driving the Nissan was also transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.
The identity of the woman is not being released at this time. It will be released by the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office once she has been positively identified and her next of kin have been notified about her death.
The Aurora Police Traffic Section is conducting the investigation into this crash.
Lieutenant Chris Amsler-PIO
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