They met as strangers aboard an overnight bus headed south from New York, both trying to sleep through the dark early-morning hours on Interstate 95.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
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A charred guardrail can be seen near the scene of a bus crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
Photos: Deadly bus crash on I-95 in Stafford
The bus that plowed through slowing traffic Friday morning ended up on an embankment along Interstate 95.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A bus can be seen in a reflection being lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A charred guardrail can be seen near the scene of a bus crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A charred guardrail can be seen in a mirror near the scene of a bus crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
The bus involved in a deadly crash on Friday is seen on a VDOT camera being pulled out of a ditch between southbound lanes of I-95 and the EZ Pass lanes.
A bus can be seen in a reflection being lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A charred guardrail can be seen near the scene of a bus crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A charred guardrail can be seen in a mirror near the scene of a bus crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
A bus is lifted by a tow truck following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
Katie Brady, with Stafford County Fire and Rescue, speaks to members of the press about a bus crash that killed five people on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
Katie Brady, with Stafford County Fire and Rescue, speaks to members of the press about a bus crash that killed five people on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
Katie Brady, with Stafford County Fire and Rescue, speaks to members of the press about a bus crash that killed five people on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
Katie Brady, with Stafford County Fire and Rescue, speaks to members of the press about a bus crash that killed five people on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
Katie Brady, with Stafford County Fire and Rescue, speaks to members of the press about a bus crash that killed five people on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
The emergency room at Stafford Hospital can be seen following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va. Some of the injured victims were treated at the hospital.
A sign for the emergency room at Stafford Hospital can be seen following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va. Some of the injured victims were treated at the hospital.
The emergency room at Stafford Hospital can be seen following a crash where five people were killed on Interstate 95, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va. Some of the injured victims were treated at the hospital.
