Family of four killed in Virginia bus crash had been travelling to wedding – which will still go ahead
A fifth person, a 25-year-old woman, also died in the collision on Interstate 95 near Quantico, authorities said.
Tragic Bus Crash
A family of four was killed in a Virginia bus crash while traveling to a wedding.
The Virginia governor expressed condolences for the family of four who tragically lost their lives in the bus crash while traveling to a wedding.
The investigation into the Virginia bus crash that killed a family of four is currently underway, with authorities reviewing evidence and eyewitness accounts.
Briefing summary
A family of four who died when a bus collided with several vehicles on a US motorway were travelling to wedding, it has been revealed.
The crash happened on Interstate 95, near Quantico, Virginia, in the early hours of Friday as traffic slowed for road works, state police said.
It has been revealed that the family, from Massachusetts, had been travelling to a wedding in South Carolina.
The wedding will go ahead, a relative said on Saturday, adding it will also be a time to mourn the loss of Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their two children, Emily and Mark.
“A son, a father – the whole family – everyone that has been dear to us,” Carolina Bublik said.
Dmitri, 45, was a nurse, while Ecaterina, 44, was a hairstylist who had spent days making desserts for the family wedding, Bublik added.
They had emigrated to the US from Moldova in 2008
A tragic bus crash in Virginia has claimed the lives of a family of four. They were reportedly en route to a wedding at the time of the accident.
Local authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash, with preliminary reports indicating potential factors contributing to the incident.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
NTSB board member Tom Chapman said: “It seems fairly clear that if there was any braking, there wasn’t much, because of the speed and severity of the collision.”
Police identified the driver of the bus, which had been taking people from New York to South Carolina, as Jing S Dong, 48, of Staten Island.
