Dozens of passengers injured, taken to hospital, after a commercial tour bus, driven by Qilong Xiao, 50, who was arrested, crashed and overturned on I-95 near Stafford.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:26am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Driver charged after bus carrying 58 passengers crashes on I-95.

Dozens of people are being treated for injuries and a driver is being held on reckless driving charges after a commercial passenger bus headed from New York to Doraville, Ga. overturned on Interstate 95 in Stafford County this morning.

Dozens of people are being treated for injuries and a driver is being held on reckless driving charges after a commercial passenger bus headed from New York to Doraville, Ga. overturned on Interstate 95 in Stafford County this morning.

The accident occurred around 4 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes near the 137-mile marker between Stafford and Fredericksburg. All southbound lanes were closed and traffic was being detoured off the interstate. All lanes were re-opened by 9 a. m.

State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said 58 passengers plus a driver -- 50-year-old Qilong Xiao of Flushing, N.Y. -- were on the bus when it overturned on its side. All of the passengers were taken to area hospitals but Geller says it appears only four suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries.

According to state police, the bus driver is being held on reckless driving charges at Rappahanock Regional Jail, on $5,000 bond. VSP spokesperson Corinne Geller said speed was a factor in the crash.

A woman who was on the bus and was taken to an area hospital with dozens of other passengers.

The woman, who was being x-rayed for chest and back pain, said the bus was traveling "way too fast" when it lost control and flipped over, causing people and luggage to fall on top of other people.

State police said they are working with the bus company, Princess Tours Inc., and the passengers to help secure alternate transportation to get passengers the rest of the way to Georgia.

Princess Tours Inc. has had three speeding tickets since November 2012.

Type: Bus Accident
People Involved: 
Qilong Xiao
Roadway: 
I-95

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