Bus hits cars in Virginia, killing 5 people and injuring 34,

A bus crashed into vehicles slowing for a work zone on Interstate 95 in Virginia, the United States, early Friday, killing five people and injuring dozens, including the driver, authorities said, Report informs via AP News.

The crash happened at about 2:35 a.m. (EDT) on southbound I-95 in Stafford County, near Quantico. All five of the people who died were in vehicles hit by the bus, and 44 people were taken to hospitals, including three in critical condition, police said.

"The preliminary investigation indicates that traffic was slowing southbound for an upcoming work zone," state police said in a news release. "A bus failed to slow for traffic and struck six vehicles."

Police said there were "approximately" 34 passengers on the bus.