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Updated: Bus catches fire on I-95 in Stafford County

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Update

The man taken to an area hospital suffering burns was a stowaway inside the baggage compartment of the bus that caught fire. 

Here’s more from Virginia State Police: 

A 2014 Greyhound bus was traveling south on I-95 south when the driver started to see and smell smoke coming into the cabin of the bus. The driver safely pulled to the right shoulder where all 28 passengers exited without incident. Stafford County Fire and Virginia State Police discovered the fire coming from the baggage compartment below the passenger compartment.

Inside the luggage compartment was a male subject. He was flown from the scene to INOVA Fairfax Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

Update

Details released by the Virginia State Police reveal that, as the 2014 Greyhound bus was traveling south on I-95, the driver started to see and smell smoke coming into the cabin. The driver then pulled over onto the right shoulder, where all 28 passengers exited without further incident, say police. 

Stafford County fire fighters and Virginia State Police noticed that the fire was coming from the baggage compartment below the passenger compartment. A man was found inside the luggage compartment. He was flown from the scene to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Initial reports say he had burns. 

Update

The Virginia State Police report that a male was inside the luggage compartment of the Greyhound bus that caught fire on Interstate 95 southbound this afternoon. He was flown from the scene to INOVA Fairfax Hospital for the treatment of life-threatening injuries.

There were 28 passengers on the bus at the time, according to the Virginia State Police. The passengers were transported elsewhere via a local school bus.

No further details are available. State police are investigating the incident.

Original Post

A Greyhound bus caught fire this afternoon while traveling on Interstate 95 south.

The bus caught fire near mile post 144, near Route 610 at Garrisonville. At least one person was injured, according to initial reports.

A helicopter was called to take at least one injured person to a hospital. Initial reports indicate the patient suffered burns.

The police temporarily closed all lanes of of I-95 near the crash scene around 3:30 p.m., so the MedStar helicopter could land.

Traffic on I-95 south is backed up to Quantico Marine Corps Base. Traffic congestion is also building along Route 1, which runs parallel to I-95.

School buses were called to carry passengers from the burned bus, according to initial reports.

We’ll have more on this as it develops.

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