Report ID: 2026-05-29
NCIC#: Unknown
Officer ID#: Unknown
Traffic Unit 1: Charter Bus (traveling New York City to Charlotte)
Traffic Unit 2: Chevrolet Suburban
Traffic Unit 3: Acura SUV
Occupants: Approximately 34 passengers on the bus; multiple occupants across involved vehicles; 44 total patients transported to area hospitals
Injuries/Fatalities: 5 fatalities — Dmitri Doncev, 45, male, Greenfield, MA; Ecaterina Doncev, 44, female, Greenfield, MA; Emily Doncev, 13, female, Greenfield, MA; Mark Doncev, 7, male, Greenfield, MA; unnamed 25-year-old female, Worcester, MA. Bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, of New York, was among the injured. 44 total patients transported to area hospitals.
Vehicle Damage: Acura SUV caught fire; Chevrolet Suburban struck by bus and forced into multiple vehicles; multiple vehicles involved
Property Damage: Unknown
Road Surface: Unknown
Manner of Impact: Rear-end; bus failed to slow for stopped traffic in work zone, striking Chevrolet Suburban, which was forced into Acura SUV and other vehicles
Pedestrian/Cyclist Location: N/A
Narrative
At approximately 2:35 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026, a multi-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 95 southbound at mile marker 146 in Stafford County, Virginia, near Quantico. A charter bus traveling from New York City to Charlotte failed to slow for traffic stopped behind a work zone and struck a Chevrolet Suburban, which was then forced into an Acura SUV and several other vehicles.
Five Massachusetts residents were killed in the crash: Dmitri Doncev, 45, Ecaterina Doncev, 44, their 13-year-old daughter Emily, and 7-year-old son Mark — all of Greenfield — perished in the Acura SUV, which caught fire. A 25-year-old woman from Worcester was killed in the Suburban. A total of 44 patients were transported to area hospitals, including bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, of New York.
The crash remains under investigation by Virginia State Police, and charges are pending against the bus driver. Full details are developing.
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