{"id":2608291,"date":"2026-05-29T14:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charges-pending-after-massive-interstate-crash-involving-bus-causes-dozens-of-hospitalizations-and-deaths\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:11:19","slug":"charges-pending-after-massive-interstate-crash-involving-bus-causes-dozens-of-hospitalizations-and-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charges-pending-after-massive-interstate-crash-involving-bus-causes-dozens-of-hospitalizations-and-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges Pending After Massive Interstate Crash Involving Bus Causes Dozens of Hospitalizations and Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcharges-pending-after-massive-interstate-crash-involving-bus-causes-dozens-of-hospitalizations-and-deaths%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2608291&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-over-a-dozen-injured-after-greyhound-bus-crash-in-illinois\/\" title=\"3 ..., 12+ injured in Illinois Greyhound ....\">multi-vehicle crash<\/a> on Interstate 95 southbound in Stafford County, Virginia, near mile marker 146, killed at least five <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >people adn injured dozens<\/a> on the morning of may 29, 2026. The crash occurred around 2:35 a.m., after traffic slowed for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-dead-after-bus-crashes-in-northern-virginia\/\" title=\"Multiple dead after ...es in northern ...\">upcoming work zone<\/a> and a bus reportedly failed too slow down, striking multiple vehicles.  <\/p>\n<p>Officials said 34 patients were transported to area hospitals, with three reported in critical condition, and one injured person was flown to a hospital. Authorities also said charges against the driver are pending, but they did not promptly release the driver\u2019s or the bus company\u2019s identity.  <\/p>\n<p>By about 10 a.m., two southbound lanes had reopened, though one lane remained closed at that time, and officials encouraged drivers to use alternate routes untill the closure was fully cleared.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/succession-star-alan-ruck-investigated-after-smashing-his-truck-into-pizza-shop\/\" title=\"Actor Alan Ruck probed for ...ing truck into pizza joint.\">multi-vehicle accident<\/a> on Interstate 95 southbound in Stafford County, Virginia, has left at least five people dead.<\/p>\n<p>The crash took place at about 2:35 a.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potomaclocal.com\/2026\/05\/29\/i-95-southbound-closed-in-stafford-county-due-to-multi-vehicle-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Potomac Local News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The accident took place near mile marker 146 on I-95 southbound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe preliminary investigation indicates that traffic was slowing southbound for an upcoming work zone,\u201d a Virginia State Police representative said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtvr.com\/news\/local-news\/multiple-people-killed-dozens-more-injured-on-i-95-bus-crash-in-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVR-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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.<\/p>\n<p>Officials confirmed that the driver survived the impact and criminal charges are pending. They are withholding the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b6YMXTSDtI\">pic.twitter.com\/b6YMXTSDtI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SULLY (@SULLY10X) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SULLY10X\/status\/2060361564788568111?\">May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA bus failed to slow for traffic and struck six vehicles,\u201d the representative said. \u201cThere are five fatalities in the vehicles struck by the bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThirty-four patients have been reportedly transported to area hospitals, three with critical injuries,\u201d the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>A representative of Stafford County Fire and Rescue said one injured person was flown to a hospital, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wjla.com\/news\/local\/i95-crash-stafford-county-quantico-virginia-traffic-all-lanes-closed-closure-investigation-vdot-fredericksburg-route-1-roads-commuter-alert-highway-delays-exit-148-vdot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WJLA-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Five Dead, Dozens Injured in Massive I-95 Crash Near Quantico<\/p>\n<p>STAFFORD COUNTY, VA \u2014 Five people were killed and dozens more injured following a major multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 near Quantico Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>According to Virginia State Police, the crash occurred when\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vjVvCUl3Je\">pic.twitter.com\/vjVvCUl3Je<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Therealkillmoenews (@killmoenewsdc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/killmoenewsdc\/status\/2060366129428680716?\">May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The other victims were transported by ambulance to multiple local hospitals, the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/fatal-crash-shuts-down-i-95-southbound-stafford-county-delays-expected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTTG-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday morning, police did not release the identity of the bus driver or the name of the bus company involved.<\/p>\n<p>A state Department of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdot.virginia.gov\/news-events\/news\/fredericksburg-district\/i-95-southbound-closed-in-stafford-county-.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Five people died when a bus plowed into vehicles slowing for a work zone on Interstate 95. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o5KFOk1jAo\">https:\/\/t.co\/o5KFOk1jAo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Daily Progress (@DailyProgress) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyProgress\/status\/2060349700985774240?\">May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A detour that had been in place at Exit 148, the exit for Quantico, has been lifted.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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