Report ID: 2026-05-29
NCIC#: Unknown
Officer ID#: Unknown
Traffic Unit 1: Charter Bus (New York City to Charlotte route)
Traffic Unit 2: Chevrolet Suburban
Traffic Unit 3: Acura SUV
Occupants: Approximately 34 passengers on 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; unidentified 25-year-old female, Worcester, MA. 44 patients transported to area hospitals. Bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, of New York, among the injured.
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; charter bus failed to slow for stopped traffic in work zone, striking a Chevrolet Suburban, which was forced into an 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 the southbound side of Interstate 95 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 additional vehicles, causing the Acura to catch fire.
Five Massachusetts residents were killed in the crash: Dmitri Doncev, 45, Ecaterina Doncev, 44, Emily Doncev, 13, and Mark Doncev, 7, all of Greenfield, were in the vehicle that caught fire; a 25-year-old female from Worcester was in the Suburban struck by the bus. A total of 44 patients were transported to area hospitals, including bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, of New York.
The Virginia State Police are investigating the crash and charges are pending against the bus driver. Full details are developing.
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