Five killed in Virginia I-95 bus crash, dozens injured

A fatal bus crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia early Friday morning killed five people, including two children, and injured dozens more. The collision occurred when a commercial motorcoach failed to slow for traffic approaching a work zone in Stafford County, slamming into multiple vehicles.

Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 2:35 a.m. on I-95 south. Preliminary information indicates the bus, operated by EP Travel and traveling from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina, struck a Chevrolet Suburban. That impact pushed the Suburban into an Acura SUV and other vehicles. The Acura caught fire. Four people in that vehicle were killed: a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl, and a 7-year-old boy, all from Greenfield, Massachusetts. A 25-year-old woman from Worcester, Massachusetts, who was in the Suburban, also died. In total, 44 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries, including three in critical condition.

The driver of the bus, identified as 48-year-old Jing S. Dong of Staten Island, New York, was among the injured. Police said charges are pending against Dong as investigators examine his actions prior to the crash.