E&P Travel Bus Fails To Slow, Strikes Vehicles On I-95 In Stafford County, Virginia

A bus operated by E&P Travel crashed into several vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, after traffic was slowing for a work zone, killing five people and injuring dozens early Friday at about 2:35 a.m.

Virginia State Police said the bus “failed to slow for traffic” and struck six vehicles, including a Chevrolet Suburban that then hit an Acura SUV, which caught fire after the collision.

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The four people killed in the Acura were identified as 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, and the fifth victim was a 25-year-old woman from Worcester, Massachusetts.

Police said 44 people were taken to hospitals, and the crash occurred at the 146-mile marker on the southbound side of I-95 near the work zone.

The BBC reported the bus driver was identified as Jing S Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, and that charges were pending while investigators looked into the bus driver’s actions prior to the crash.

Virginia State Police identified the bus driver as 48-year-old Jing S. Dong of Staten Island, New York, and said he was also injured in the crash.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that investigators were “looking into the bus driver's actions prior to the crash,” and he added that “Charges are pending against” Dong.

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The BBC said the roadway was closed for seven hours after the crash while traffic was detoured, and it reported that the roadway has since fully reopened.

CBS News reported that the National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a “go-team” to conduct a safety investigation into the crash.

CBS News also quoted Peyton Vogel, a Federal Transit Administration spokesperson who was on the scene, saying, “I've got to say, this is one of the most tragic things I've ever seen.”

Mary Washington Healthcare said it received 19 patients from the crash, with seven taken to its trauma center in Fredericksburg where four were discharged and three remained in treatment, including one in serious condition and two in critical condition.

CBS News said another twelve patients were taken to Stafford Hospital in Stafford, Virginia, were treated and released, and it reported that multiple patients had life threatening injuries and underwent surgery.

The BBC reported that at least 44 people were taken to hospital, with three in critical condition, and that about 34 people were aboard the bus at the time of the collision.

The BBC also said state police spokesman Matthew Demlein told the BBC the roadway has since fully reopened, after southbound lanes were closed for seven hours.

CBS News reported that since then, a Virginia State Police spokesperson confirmed two additional crashes in the vicinity of the original crash location, according to CBS affiliate WUSA-TV.