Fatal Crash in Virginia: Bus Driver Is Chinese-Born, Doesn't Speak English
A tragic bus crash in Virginia resulted in the deaths of five individuals, including two children. The driver, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, reportedly does not speak English, raising concerns about the licensing process for commercial drivers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed outrage over the incident and emphasized the need for accountability in driver training and licensing.
- ▪The bus crash occurred on May 29, resulting in five fatalities and numerous injuries.
- ▪The driver received his commercial driver's license from New York State in 2024 and is unable to communicate in English.
- ▪Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is investigating the circumstances surrounding the driver's licensing and training.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 19 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Non-English Speaking Bus Driver Involved In Crash That Killed 5, Transportation Sec Duffy Says — Dailycaller
- ▪ Duffy Now Vowing Action After Non-English Speaking Driver's Deadly VA Bus Crash — RedState
- ▪ Virginia bus crash that killed 5 involved non-English speaking driver who got license in NY, says Sean Duffy — New York Post
- ▪ Virginia bus crash that killed five involved driver who doesn't speak English, Sean Duffy says — Fox News
- ▪ Bus driver in crash that killed 5, including 2 kids, was Chinese national who did not speak English, Sec. Duffy says — Blaze Media
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Fatal Crash in Virginia: Bus Driver Is Chinese-Born, Doesn't Speak English Catherine Salgado | 8:11 AM on May 30, 2026 AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell The five people, including two children, who died in a fatal Virginia bus crash on May 29 are more casualties of the Democrats' persistence in giving commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to aliens who cannot speak English and therefore neither understand nor follow the rules of the road. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Last year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring that drivers who receive CDLs be able to meet English language proficiency standards.
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