Five people were sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle crash in Aurora, police said.

One of the cars ran a red light and crashed into the other, the Aurora Police Department said in a statement on social media. The car may also have been speeding.

Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Aurora officers responded to reports of a crash near East 40th Avenue and Peña Boulevard, police said.

Paramedics took five unidentified adults to the hospital — two with serious or life-threatening injuries and three with minor injuries — police said.

The crash shut down all lanes of East 40th Avenue and Peña Boulevard for multiple hours Wednesday morning for the crash investigation and clean-up, police said.

As of 6:30 a.m., Peña Boulevard had reopened but East 40th Avenue remained closed.

This is a developing story.

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