Multiple folks killed, dozens extra injured after Charlotte-bound E&P Travel bus crashes on Interstate 95 in Virginia

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Charges are pending towards a bus driver after a crash on Interstate 95 south in Stafford County killed 5 folks and injured dozens extra early Friday morning.

Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, was behind the wheel of a bus operated by North Carolina-based E&P Travel when it struck six autos close to the 610-Garrisonville exit on the 146-mile marker round 2:35 a.m. Dong was additionally injured within the crash.

The preliminary investigation discovered that visitors was slowing for a piece zone on the interstate when the bus crashed right into a Chevrolet SUV. The Chevrolet was then pressured into an Acura SUV and extra autos. The bus additionally struck further vehicles, officers mentioned.

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The bus was carrying 34 passengers and touring from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina, on the time of the crash.

Officials mentioned 44 folks had been taken to space hospitals in Fredericksburg and Stafford, 3 with important accidents.

“We’ve got patients in multiple hospitals. We’ve got the driver at a hospital here,” mentioned Peyton Vogel, a Federal Transit Administration spokesperson who was on the scene. “I’ve got to say, this is one of the most tragic things I’ve ever seen. Absolutely tragic.”

Mary Washington Healthcare mentioned it obtained 19 sufferers from the crash. Seven had been taken to its trauma heart in Fredericksburg, the place 4 had been being discharged and three remained in therapy — one in severe situation and two in important situation. Twelve had been taken to its hospital in Stafford, the place they had been later discharged in good situation.

“All patients will continue to be cared for at both hospitals with meals and personal needs until they can be reunited with their belongings or other transportation can be arranged,” Mary Washington Healthcare officers mentioned.

Virginia State Police

The National Transportation Safety Board posted on-line Friday that it was sending a “go-team” to conduct a security investigation into the crash.

The crash closed I-95 south for simply over 4 hours. All lanes of the interstate had reopened by midday, however visitors was nonetheless backed up for a few miles, VDOT officers mentioned.

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