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Bus driver charged after Virginia crash kills 5, including family headed to wedding

Summary

A bus crash in Virginia killed five people, including a family of four from Massachusetts who were traveling to a wedding. The bus driver has been charged, and investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the accident.

Key Facts

  • A bus crashed into multiple vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, early Friday morning.
  • Five people died, including Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their two children from Massachusetts, plus another driver, Priscilla Mafalda.
  • The Doncev family was traveling to a wedding in South Carolina and had brought homemade desserts for the event.
  • The bus driver, Jing S. Dong, 48, from Staten Island, New York, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
  • The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash, focusing on speed, braking, and the driver's language skills.
  • The bus was operated by E&P Travel Inc. and was traveling from New York to North Carolina.
  • Dmitri Doncev was a nurse, and Ecaterina Doncev was a hairstylist. They emigrated from Moldova in 2008.
  • Several other people were injured, with one person critically hurt, but most were released from the hospital.
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