{"id":3088,"date":"2026-05-30T23:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3088"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:01:17","slug":"virginia-bus-crash-family-of-4-among-5-killed-relative-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3088","title":{"rendered":"Virginia bus crash: Family of 4 among 5 killed, relative says"},"content":{"rendered":"

STAFFORD, Va.<\/strong> – <\/span>A family of four traveling to a family wedding was among those killed in Friday morning’s bus crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, a relative confirmed to the Associated Press.\u00a0<\/p>

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Family killed in bus crash<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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The Doncev family \u2014 45-year-old Dmitri, 44-year-old Ecaterina, 13-year-old Emily and 7-year-old Mark \u2014 was killed in the chain reaction crash, after their car caught fire, according to state police.<\/p>

“A son, a father \u2014 the whole family \u2014 everyone that has been dear to us,” Carolina Bublik told the AP.<\/p>

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Bublik said the family from Greenfield, Massachusetts, was driving to South Carolina to attend a family wedding. Ecaterina Doncev was a hairstylist who, Bublik said, had made desserts for the wedding.\u00a0<\/p>

A fifth person, who Virginia State Police identified as 25-year-old Priscilla Mafalda from Worcester, Massachusetts, was killed when the bus crashed into the vehicle she was in.<\/p>

Dozens more were injured. As of Saturday, several remain hospitalized, including one in critical condition.<\/p>

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Bus driver charged<\/h2>

The backstory:<\/p>

The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. Friday, on I-95 south in Stafford County. Investigators say preliminary findings show the bus slammed into traffic that was slowing down for an upcoming work zone.<\/p>

On Saturday, Virginia State Police said the bus driver, 48-year-old Jing Dong from Staten Island, New York, had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. More charges are pending.<\/p>

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The bus was operated by North Carolina-based E&P Travel Inc.<\/p>

What’s next:<\/p>

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that investigators would be looking into Dong’s license and driving records. Dong, Duffy said, does not speak English, which is a requirement for commercial vehicle operators.<\/p>

The National Transportation Safety Board and Virginia State Police are both investigating the crash.<\/p>

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