Virginia State Police are investigating a devastating multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 southbound that killed five people, including two children.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:35 a.m. Friday at mile marker 146 on I-95 southbound, south of Exit 148 (Quantico).
Preliminary investigation shows southbound traffic was slowing for an upcoming work zone when a bus operated by E&P Travel, traveling from New York City to Charlotte, N.C., failed to slow down. The bus struck a Chevrolet Suburban, which was then pushed into an Acura SUV and other vehicles. The bus continued forward and struck additional vehicles.
The bus was carrying approximately 34 occupants at the time of the crash.
Fatalities
Five people were killed in the crash:
- Four victims from a family in Greenfield, Massachusetts, who were in the Acura SUV that caught fire after the collision:
- 45-year-old male
- 44-year-old female
- 13-year-old female
- 7-year-old male
- 25-year-old female from Worcester, Massachusetts, who was in the Chevrolet Suburban.
Approximately 44 patients were transported to area hospitals, with three in critical condition. The bus driver, Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, was also injured in the crash.
