WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — Twenty-eight people were injured when the rear deck of an off-campus house collapsed during a homecoming party on Friday night, October 23, city officials said. The collapse was reported at about 10:07 p.m. in the 200 block of Matoaka Court, near the College of William & Mary, which was holding its homecoming weekend, the City of Williamsburg said in an update on Saturday morning, reported by Fox News.
Emergency crews transported thirteen people to hospitals, while fifteen others reportedly sought medical care on their own, according to the city update. The Virginian-Pilot reported the injured were taken to Riverside Doctors' Hospital or Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center and that none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, according to city officials.
Source: The Virginian-Pilot via JEMS — 28 People Are Injured From Deck Collapse in VA, Oct. 24, 2026
William & Mary said students were among those hurt at the off-campus home, Fox News reported. Neighbours told WAVY that a homecoming gathering was under way when the deck gave way, and described ambulances and fire trucks filling the surrounding streets as responders worked at the scene.
No cause for the collapse had been announced in the reporting available on Sunday. The figures rest on the city snapshot issued on Saturday morning; a later check of the reporting found no hospital-confirmed admission or discharge total, according to a review of the coverage.