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A dense fog event on October 1, 2026, caused a massive multi-vehicle collision on the southbound I-95 bridge over Lake Marion in South Carolina. The crash involved up to 69 vehicles, including 15 tractor-trailers, resulting in multiple injuries and four entrapments. Cleanup efforts took over 20 hours, with no fatalities reported.
A dense fog event on October 1, 2026, caused a massive multi-vehicle collision on the Interstate 95 bridge over Lake Marion in South Carolina. The crash involved up to 69 vehicles, including 15 tractor-trailers, resulting in multiple injuries and one helicopter evacuation. All lanes remained closed for over 15 hours for cleanup, with no fatalities reported.
A dense fog event on a bridge over Lake Marion caused a massive multi-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 95 in South Carolina on Thursday morning. The crash involved 15 tractor-trailers and numerous passenger cars, resulting in multiple injuries and four entrapments. Cleanup efforts took over 20 hours, with the roadway fully reopening around 6 a.m. Friday.
A chain-reaction crash involving 65 vehicles occurred on a bridge over Lake Marion on Interstate 95 in South Carolina on Thursday morning. Dense fog caused a sudden loss of visibility, leading to a massive pileup that included 15 tractor-trailers. The incident resulted in multiple injuries, four entrapments, and one helicopter evacuation. Southbound lanes remained closed for extended cleanup operations into the evening.
Elvin Hernandez, a 60-year-old Connecticut Department of Transportation employee, died on September 25 after being struck by a vehicle while performing debris removal on Interstate 95 in Fairfield. Edward Myers, 60, was charged with second-degree manslaughter after admitting to using heroin and cocaine prior to the crash. The incident prompted state leaders to demand stricter enforcement of work zone safety laws.
VDOT, with Transurban, is studying converting the 45-mile I-95 express lanes from a reversible, peak-direction system to two-way traffic around the clock to relieve congestion, with an environmental assessment underway; cost and timeline have not yet been released.
FBI says four Venezuelan nationals used hardware and malware to force eight CT ATMs along I-95 to dispense cash, stealing over $500,000 in two weeks; one haul near Fairfield yielded $136,000. They’re charged with interstate stolen property and conspiracy, with surveillance and cellphone data tying them to multiple heists across towns like Milford, Branford, Madison and Darien; each faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted.
Five people died when a speeding motorcoach crashed into traffic in a Virginia work zone on I-95, including Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their two children traveling from Massachusetts to a wedding; Priscilla Mafalda of Worcester also died. Bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter as the NTSB investigates speed and driver-language factors. The bus, operated by E&P Travel Inc., was traveling from New York to North Carolina.
A Staten Island bus driver, Jing S. Dong, 48, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a Virginia I-95 crash in Stafford County killed five people and injured about 44; investigators say the bus failed to slow in a work zone, crashing into six vehicles, including an Acura that carried four members of a Greenfield, Massachusetts family who died, and a Suburban where another person died. Thirty-four passengers were aboard; the bus was operated by E&P Travel on a New York to North Carolina route. The NTSB is investigating and a preliminary report is due in about 30 days, with investigators reviewing the driver’s activities prior to the crash.
The NTSB says a charter bus traveling at a high rate of speed failed to slow for a work zone on southbound I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia, causing a fatal chain-reaction crash that killed five and injured 44 among about 34 occupants. The bus, operated by E&P Travel from New York City to Charlotte, was driven by Jing S. Dong, who faces two counts of voluntary manslaughter. A preliminary report is expected within 30 days as investigators continue the inquiry.
A bus crash on Interstate 95 near Quantico, Virginia, on May 29, 2026 killed five people, including four who were traveling to a wedding. Investigators say the driver has been charged in connection with the crash.
A bus on southbound I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia, failed to slow for a work-zone slowdown and struck several vehicles, killing five people and injuring about 44, including the bus driver; there were roughly 34 passengers aboard. Victims include a Greenfield, Massachusetts family and a Worcester, Massachusetts resident. The NTSB is sending a go-team to investigate, and the southbound lanes were reopened by noon.
A charter bus operated by E&P Travel traveling from New York to North Carolina struck six vehicles during a work-zone slowdown on southbound I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia, killing five people in other vehicles and injuring about three dozen of the roughly 34 people aboard. The driver, Jing S Dong, 48, of Staten Island, was injured and faces pending charges as investigators say the bus failed to slow for traffic. The crash led to a seven-hour southbound lane closure and detours; two additional crashes occurred nearby as the investigation continued. The five deceased include four people from Greenfield, Massachusetts in the Acura and a 25-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts resident in the Suburban.
Five people died and 34 were injured when a motorcoach on I-95 southbound struck six vehicles near mile marker 146, about two miles south of Exit 148 for Quantico, in Stafford County. Dozens were transported to area hospitals; some in critical condition. The NTSB is sending a team to investigate, with coordination from Virginia State Police and VDOT. By noon, all southbound lanes were reopened.
A coach bus failed to slow in a work-zone on I-95 southbound in Stafford County, Virginia, early Friday, colliding with six vehicles and killing five people inside the struck vehicles while 34 others were hospitalized (including three in critical condition). All lanes were closed for hours as authorities investigated; the National Transportation Safety Board sent a go-team to probe the crash, and charges are pending.