5 dead after bus hits vehicles in Virginia work zone

A horrific overnight crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia left five people dead, including a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, after a bus slammed into slow-moving traffic in a construction zone, authorities said.

The fatal chain reaction collision is believed to have occurred early Friday, around 2:35 a.m., on the southbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford County, near Quantico, according to state police.

Investigators say the bus struck several vehicles slowing before a construction zone, triggering a fiery crash that left one car in flames… four of the victims were inside that vehicle.

Police identified those killed in the car as a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, all from Greenfield, Massachusetts. A fifth victim, a 25-year-old woman from Worcester, Massachusetts, died after her SUV was also struck by the bus.

Authorities say all five victims were occupants of vehicles struck in the collision, and that a total of 44 people were transported to hospitals for treatment, three of whom remain in critical condition.

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Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the crash and say charges may be filed against the bus driver, identified as 48 years old. Jing S.Dong of Staten Island, New York – are under review.

The investigation into the deadly pileup continues as authorities work to determine exactly what led the bus to slow down traffic early in the morning.