Non-English Speaking Bus Driver Involved In Crash That Killed 5, Transportation Sec Duffy Says
A bus driver who does not speak English was involved in a crash on Interstate 95 in Virginia that resulted in five fatalities. Among the deceased were two children, a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized New York's licensing system and stated that federal investigators are reviewing the driver's qualifications.
- ▪The crash occurred early Friday morning when the bus failed to brake and struck stopped traffic.
- ▪The driver, Jing S. Dong, is a 48-year-old U.S. citizen who received his commercial driver's license in 2024.
- ▪The Doncev family from Massachusetts accounted for four of the five deaths in the accident.
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- ▪ Duffy Now Vowing Action After Non-English Speaking Driver's Deadly VA Bus Crash — RedState
- ▪ Fatal Crash in Virginia: Bus Driver Is Chinese-Born, Doesn't Speak English — PJ Media
- ▪ 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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US Non-English Speaking Bus Driver Involved In Crash That Killed 5, Transportation Sec Duffy Says Image not from story(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Mark Tanos Contributor May 30, 2026 1:40 PM ET May 30, 2026 1:40 PM ET Mark Tanos Contributor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A bus driver who cannot speak English crashed into stopped traffic on Interstate 95 in Virginia early Friday, killing five people, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
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