After deadly Virginia bus crash, investigators probe company’s links to other carriers

The company that operated a bus involved in a deadly crash in Virginia last week has ties to a broader network of travel firms, including one shut down by regulators a decade ago due “excessive” speeding violations, a CBS News investigation has found. Now, federal authorities are also looking into those connections. The network bears … Read more

Fatal Virginia bus crash raises concerns about the long list of unfulfilled safety recommendations

A commercial bus crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens of others has raised questions about the driver, the company that employed him and the overall safety of the industry. It’s not yet clear what could have prevented last week’s crash because the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is just beginning. Still, … Read more

Bus driver in fatal Virginia crash had previous speeding charges

A bus driver with a history of speeding accusations was indicted on additional charges Monday in a chain-reaction crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens more. Jing Sheng Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, initially was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after the crash early Friday morning on Interstate … Read more

Bus driver in Virginia crash that killed 5 faces additional involuntary manslaughter charges

The bus driver involved in a Virginia highway crash that killed five people last week has been indicted on additional involuntary manslaughter charges, prosecutors announced Monday. Jing Sheng Dong, a 48-year-old tour bus driver from Staten Island, New York, now faces three more felony counts in connection with the deaths, as well as a misdemeanor charge for … Read more

666 bus to Hel back in business, as firm resurrects doomed Polish tourist route

Berlin — One of Poland’s strangest tourist attractions is back: The 666 bus to Hel is doomed no more, and rolling again. In Christian tradition, 666 is known as the number of the beast, but the bus doesn’t go to the underworld – it goes to Hel, a small resort town on Poland’s Baltic coast. For … Read more

Bus driver in deadly Virginia crash on I-95 charged with involuntary manslaughter

A bus driver involved in a Virginia highway crash early Friday morning that killed at least five people and injured nearly four dozen more has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, Virginia State Police said Saturday.  Jing S. Dong, 48, of Staten Island, New York, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with additional charges pending, … Read more

4 of 5 victims of Virginia bus crash were traveling to a family wedding, relative says

A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The family wedding will go forward Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be a time to mourn the loss of Dmitri … Read more

Virginia bus crash that killed five involved driver who doesn’t speak English, Sean Duffy says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The driver of a bus involved in a deadly Virginia crash that killed five people doesn’t speak English, authorities said, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy who called it “unacceptable.” Five people were killed and dozens were injured when the driver of an E&P Travel bus … Read more

Five killed, 34 injured after bus crashes into six cars in Virginia

Five people were killed and dozens hospitalized after a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia, authorities said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The fatal crash occurred around 2:35 a.m. Friday after the bus failed to slow down for a work zone and hit … Read more