Boy, girl among 5 people from Massachusetts killed in I-95 crash involving bus in Stafford County

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- Five people died and dozens of others were hurt after a crash involving a charter bus and six other vehicles on Interstate 95 Friday morning. Among those who died were a boy and girl. Virginia State Police (VSP) said the incident happened near Mile Marker 146, just two miles away from Exit 148 (Quantico). Troopers said that around 2:35 a.m., southbound traffic was slowing down as it approached a work zone. The bus, which was operated by E&P Travel and had 34 people on board, did not slow down and hit a Chevrolet Suburban, beginning a chain reaction, forcing the Suburban into an Acura SUV and four other vehicles. A bus was involved in a deadly crash on I-95 South in Stafford County on May 29 that sent more than 30 people to the hospital. (Photo courtesy: Virginia State Police) Friday afternoon, VSP said four of the people who died were in the Acura, which caught fire after the collision. The people inside who were killed were a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl, and a 7-year-old boy. All of them were from Greenfield, Mass. The fifth person who died was a 25-year-old woman who was in the Suburban. She was from Worcester, Mass. Medics took roughly 42 patients to the hospital. Three of those people had critical injuries. The driver of the bus, Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, N.Y., was hurt in the crash. State police said charges were pending. Queens City News confirmed that E&P Travel was based in Kings Mountain, N.C. The bus, which left New York City, was headed for Charlotte, N.C. The National Transportation Safety Board was coordinating with VSP and sent a team to conduct a safety investigation. All southbound lanes on I-95 South were closed, and traffic was diverted onto Route 1 shortly after the crash happened. A traffic camera in the area showed the bus in the median and several first responders on the scene. Delays were extended for more than four miles, and traffic sat at a standstill. Drivers seeking alternative routes were urged to use other north-south routes in the area and to avoid Route 301 or Route 29. Throughout the morning, the heavy delays backed up to Exit 156 in Prince William County. Officials noted that a separate crash is also impacting traffic on I-95 North, and delays began near Exit 140 (Courthouse Road). All lanes on I-95 South reopened on Friday afternoon after being blocked off for more than five hours.