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<\/p>\nAt least five people were killed, and nearly four dozen more injured, in a crash in Virginia overnight when a bus plowed into several vehicles near a work zone on Interstate 95, according to the Virginia State Police. The driver of the bus could face charges, state police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The accident took place at about 2:35 a.m. Eastern Time in Stafford County when a bus, operated by E&P Travel, was heading from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The bus “failed to slow for traffic” and crashed into six vehicles, state police said. The bus first struck a Chevrolet Suburban, which then hit an Acura SUV and additional vehicles. Four people in the Acura was killed, along with one person in the Suburban. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The four people killed in the the Acura, which caught fire after the collision, were identified as a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, state police said. All four were from Greenfield, Massachusetts. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Five people were killed when a bus plowed into several vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia on Friday, May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n
Virginia State Police<\/p>\n
The victim from the Suburban was identified as a 25-year-old woman from Worcester, Massachusetts, state police said. No names were immediately released.<\/p>\n
In addition to the deaths, 44 people were taken to the hospital, police said.<\/p>\n
State police identified the driver of the bus, who was also injured, as 48-year-old Jing S. Dong of Staten Island, New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Charges are pending against” Dong, state police said, adding that investigators are “looking into the bus driver’s actions prior to the crash.” No further details were provided.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seven adults were taken to Mary Washington Hospital in nearby Fredericksburg, Virginia, including one in critical condition and two in serious condition, Mary Washington Healthcare representatives said in a news conference. One of the patients was treated and released. Multiple patients had life threatening injuries and underwent surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another twelve patients who were taken to Stafford Hospital in Stafford, Virginia, were treated and released, Mary Washington Healthcare representatives said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a social media post<\/a> Friday that it was sending a “go-team” to conduct a safety investigation into the crash. \u00a0<\/p>\n “I’ve got to say, this is one of the most tragic things I’ve ever seen,” Peyton Vogel, a Federal Transit Administration spokesperson who was on the scene, told the Associated Press. “Absolutely tragic.”\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n An initial investigation showed traffic was slowing in the southbound lane as cars approached a work zone when the bus failed to slow for traffic, Virginia State Police said. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is sending<\/a> a team to conduct an investigation into the crash as well.<\/p>\n Since then, a Virginia State Police spokesperson confirmed two additional crashes in the vicinity of the original crash location, CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n \n Go deeper with The Free Press\n <\/p>\n