Sean Duffy says driver in Virginia bus crash that killed 5 did not meet federal language rules

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STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA: A deadly bus crash on Interstate 95 that left five people dead and dozens injured has quickly become more than a transportation tragedy after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy publicly claimed the driver involved did not meet federal English-language requirements for commercial drivers.

The crash occurred around 2:35 AM Friday when an E&P Travel bus traveling from New York to North Carolina failed to slow down near a work zone and slammed into multiple vehicles, according to Virginia State Police.

Five people were killed and at least 44 others were hospitalized.



These rouge states issuing CDLs to those who don't qualify should have federal highway funds taken away till they comply. The gloves need to come off.

 

[Manonthestreet]

You don't need to speak Engrish to see traffic is stopped. I would maybe dig a little deeper.......

 

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Rhonda Wright was asleep when the bus she was riding crashed into the first vehicle.

“It jolted me awake, and I heard bang, bang, bang. The bus was going really, really fast,” she told The Washington Post.

The bus, en route from New York City to Charlotte, crashed into several more vehicles before finally coming to a halt on the side of Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, according to authorities. When the bus finally stopped, Wright said the man sitting next to her helped her out of the emergency exit window.

“He saved my life when the smoke started coming,” Wright, 64, said. “I was scared to death to jump. But there was smoke in the bus. I had to go.”

Five people were killed and dozens more were injured Friday in the early-morning “mass casualty” crash, authorities said.

The crash occurred at about 2:35 a.m. in a spot where traffic was slowing ahead of a work zone, according to Virginia State Police. The preliminary investigation indicated that the bus, which was carrying about 34 people, failed to slow and struck six vehicles, according to police.

State police said those who died in the crash were in the vehicles hit by the bus.

The bus first struck a Chevrolet Suburban, which was then forced into an Acura SUV as well as additional vehicles, according to state police. Four of the fatalities were in the Acura: a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, all from Greenfield, Massachusetts. The Acura caught on fire after the collisions, police said. The fifth victim, a 25-year-old woman from Worcester, Massachusetts, was in the Suburban that was struck by the bus.

WaPo