Charges Pending After Massive Interstate Crash Involving Bus Causes Dozens of Hospitalizations and Deaths
A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 southbound in Stafford County, Virginia, has left at least five people dead.
The crash took place at about 2:35 a.m., according to Potomac Local News.
The accident took place near mile marker 146 on I-95 southbound.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that traffic was slowing southbound for an upcoming work zone,” a Virginia State Police representative said, according to WTVR-TV.
A bus crash this morning on I-95 in Virginia, has left 5 people dead and 34 injured. The bus failed to slow down in a work zone and slammed into several vehicles.
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“A bus failed to slow for traffic and struck six vehicles,” the representative said. “There are five fatalities in the vehicles struck by the bus.”
“Thirty-four patients have been reportedly transported to area hospitals, three with critical injuries,” the representative said.
A representative of Stafford County Fire and Rescue said one injured person was flown to a hospital, according to WJLA-TV.
Five Dead, Dozens Injured in Massive I-95 Crash Near Quantico
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — Five people were killed and dozens more injured following a major multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 near Quantico Friday morning.
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The other victims were transported by ambulance to multiple local hospitals, the representative said.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending, according to WTTG-TV.
As of Friday morning, police did not release the identity of the bus driver or the name of the bus company involved.
A state Department of Transportation update said that two lanes of I-95 southbound at mile marker 146 were opened at about 10 a.m. after being closed since the accident.
Five people died when a bus plowed into vehicles slowing for a work zone on Interstate 95. https://t.co/o5KFOk1jAo
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Officials encouraged southbound travelers to use other routes to avoid delays, noting that one lane of I-95 south remains closed as of Friday morning.
A detour that had been in place at Exit 148, the exit for Quantico, has been lifted.
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