4 of 5 victims of Virginia bus crash were traveling to a family wedding, relative says

Associated Press ^ | May 30, 2026 | Ed White

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, citing police, said on social media that [the truck driver] Dong, a native of China, does not speak English.

NTSB board member Tom Chapman revealed few new details but said the bus was moving at a high rate of speed. “It seems fairly clear that if there was any braking there wasn’t much, because of the speed and severity of the collision,” Chapman said.

[The Tragic Result] A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration.

The family wedding will go forward Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be a time to mourn the loss of Dmitri and Ecaterina Doncev and their two children, Emily and Mark, a relative said Saturday.

“A son, a father — the whole family — everyone that has been dear to us,” Carolina Bublik said.

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

Anything to keep the wages down. Major trucking companies always lobby congress to keep the hours of service long, exempt from overtime, etc.

[Alberta's Child]

Based on this piece, there is not a hint of what you believe to be the case. You may be one of the many people on this site that pull stuff from their ass and believe it.

That's really interesting. I guess "pulling stuff from my ass" includes posting information from articles like this one that have been posted RIGHT HERE ON THIS WEBSITE:

Fatal bus crash driver didn't speak English, New York State gave him commercial license

The key quote comes from the first line:

On social media Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identified the driver as 48-year-old Jing Dong, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China who received his CDL from New York State.

Tell me ... Is Sean Duffy pulling stuff from his ass, too?

It turns out I was remembering the information from a similar article posted late last night here on FR:

Virginia bus crash that killed 5 involved non-English speaking driver who got license in NY, says Sean Duffy

[Alberta's Child]

That would suggest that something was amiss with this driver.

Yes. Based on my years of experience working with crash records from state highway departments, I'd say the most likely explanation about what was "amiss with this driver" was that he fell asleep behind the wheel.