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Omaha Steve

(110,148 posts)
Fri May 29, 2026, 10:58 AM Yesterday

Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say

Source: AP

Updated 8:56 AM CDT, May 29, 2026
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STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday.

The crash happened at about 2:35 a.m. on southbound I-95 in Stafford County. All five of the people who died were in vehicles hit by the bus, and three of the injured are in critical condition, police said.

“The preliminary investigation indicates that traffic was slowing southbound for an upcoming work zone,” state police said in a news release. “A bus failed to slow for traffic and struck six vehicles.”

It was not immediately known what the bus was being used for or how many people were aboard.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/virginia-bus-crash-interstate-95-69a5cfdcfc5af71318422152365ad96e

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Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34, state police say (Original Post) Omaha Steve Yesterday OP
From WTOP: mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #1
what a tragedy. Mom, Dad and 2 kids dead. Fla Dem Yesterday #2
Also per AP Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago #3

Jilly_in_VA

(14,652 posts)
3. Also per AP
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:01 PM
3 hrs ago

The bus driver, Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and additional charges were likely, Virginia State Police said. It was not immediately known if he was in custody or had a lawyer yet.

Further, and this is the interesting part, according to the article, he is a native of China and does not speak English. If this is true, how in hell did he get a NY state driver's license, let alone the kind that allows you to drive a bus?

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