Overview
- A 2013 Van Hool motorcoach carrying a driver and 24 passengers struck a line of stopped vehicles on southbound I-95 near mile marker 146.6 on May 29, 2026, triggering a chain‑reaction crash that killed five people and injured dozens.
- The NTSB’s preliminary report says the bus did not slow as it approached the queue and traveled about 0.44 miles through stopped traffic before stopping in the median, with one vehicle burning after the collision.
- Stafford County prosecutors have charged the driver, Jing Sheng Dong, with involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving while federal agencies have requested his commercial licensing and training records.
- The crash happened inside a 1.6‑mile overnight pavement‑resurfacing work zone where the southbound center lane, right lane and right shoulder were closed and the posted speed limit remained 65 mph.
- Investigators from the NTSB, Virginia State Police, VDOT and the FMCSA are collecting evidence to determine probable cause and may issue safety recommendations on driver qualifications, carrier oversight, collision‑avoidance systems and work‑zone controls.