Bus crash on I-95 kills 5, including children, injures over 40 ^⁠72%

5/30/2026, 12:29:15 AM

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But we begin tonight with breaking news.

A horrific and deadly bus crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia, south of Washington DC.

It happened in the middle of the night.

Five people are dead, including a 7-year-old boy.

And four of those fatalities were in one vehicle.

More than 40 people injured, dozens rushed to the hospital.

Police say the bus failed to slow down, plowing into six vehicles.

And in New York, this fiery scene when two Amtrak work trains collided, one of them bursting into flames.

Tonight, multiple injuries reported.

ABC's J. O'Brien leads us off from Stafford, Virginia.

>> Tonight, at least five people, including two children are dead and dozens are hurt after this bus slammed into multiple cars on southbound Interstate I95 in the middle of the night.

>> Multiple people jumping out of windows, multiple vehicles on fire.

First responders weaving through heavy traffic to get to the scene near Quanico, Virginia just after 2:30 this morning.

Officials say the commercial bus bound for Charlotte from New York City with 34 passengers on board failed to slow down for a work zone.

Passengers on the bus telling ABC News the driver was flying.

Judy was sitting right behind the driver.

>> When the bus flipped, it flipped me over, threw me up out my seat, and threw me on top of man and glass.

The cab of the bus is mangled as if it hit something head-on.

And workers here are going on and off getting personal items and suitcases.

Four people in one vehicle and one in another were killed.

The youngest victim, a 7-year-old boy.

And in New York, a fiery scene out the window of a train as it pulled into Penn Station.

Authorities say two Amtrak work trains collided and one burst into flames.

Five workers hurt.

The crash halted nearly all train traffic in and out of New York City during the morning rush.

Commuters left scrambling.

Went back here to that crash along I 95.

We're learning tonight, according to authorities, the bus is owned by a company based in North Carolina.

The driver was also injured.

Police saying tonight they're looking at possible criminal charges and the Secretary of Transportation posting that federal officials are also examining his training and his licensing.

>> All right, J. O'Brien for us tonight.

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