PLEASANTON — Four people — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire, authorities said Thursday.
Their names and ages were not released, pending positive identification and notification of their next of kin. All four were pronounced deceased at the scene, authorities said.
The collision happened about 9 p.m. Wednesday on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive.
Livermore-Pleasanton Battalion Fire Chief Chris Jesberg said Thursday the four were in an electric passenger car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames.
He said passers-by were able to pull three of the occupants from the burning vehicle. Police on the scene gave emergency first aid, but all three were pronounced dead at the scene.
An unidentified woman who didn’t want to give her name, pays respects at the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A sympathy message and a bouquet of flowers are placed near the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Unidentified persons who didn’t want to give their names, drop flowers as they pay respects at the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A car drives past the scene where four people — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
An unidentified woman who didn’t want to give her name, pays respects at the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
An unidentified man who didn’t want to give his name, looks on at the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
The fourth victim died inside the vehicle.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation Thursday.
Police said further details would be released as they become available. A news release Thursday morning said the department’s “priority is protecting the victims’ identities as we notify family and complete our investigation.”
A crash killed three teenagers and severely injured two others on Christmas Day 2019 on Foothill Road, about four miles south of the Wednesday night crash.
Staff writer Jason Green contributed to this report.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
An unidentified woman who didn’t want to give her name, pays respects at the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A burnt tree is seen on Foothill Road in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Two adults and two children believed to be from one family were killed when their vehicle crashed into the tree and caught fire at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, on southbound Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive. (Sarah Dussault/Bay Area News Group) Unidentified persons who didn’t want to give their names, pay respects after dropping flowers at the scene where a family of four — a mother, father and two children under the age of 15 — were killed Wednesday night when the electric vehicle they were driving in crashed into a tree and caught fire on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, Calif., authorities said Thursday. April 25, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
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