six. >> Good evening. This Friday I'm Cristina Rendon and I'm Greg Lee. >> We begin tonight with the heartbreaking loss of a family of four in a car crash in Pleasanton. >> The crash happened on Foothill Boulevard on Wednesday night. We are now learning new details about the family who was killed, as well as the circumstances of the crash. KTVU is Crystal Bailey spoke to people who knew the family and joins us live. Crystal >> Well, Christina, it was a horrific scene here Wednesday night where first responders found an entire family of four dead at the scene after this fiery crash and police are saying that the fiery that the fiery crash was caused by a car that was coming here down Foothill Boulevard and crashed into this tree. You can see behind me there are community members that are coming by to pay their respects. They're leaving flowers and leaving messages of love. >> We were devastated. >> That's how Anjali Maskey felt when she found out her best friends were gone. Although officials have not identified the family, she says her friends are Tarun and Rincy. George and their two sons. Seen in these images from social media, Maskey says the family was coming home from a birthday party on Wednesday night when the crash happened. Now she's trying to console her child who played with their kids. It's very hard for us to explain to children that a friend of their who is there, like last night and this morning, he's not there, Maskey says. The boys went to Donlon Elementary School and Hart Middle School, where school officials have sent grief counselors. One man, who lives off Foothill, says he was outside when he heard explosions around 9:00 that night. >> Every five to 10s. They boom, boom. So maybe around 5 to 8 times. >> Shortly after the sound of sirens, officials saying the electric car might have been speeding when it lost control and crashed into a tree. That tree, now wrapped in flowers and debris, a cry from people who live nearby, need to slow down on Foothill Boulevard, police in less than two miles away, their home also surrounded in support. Meanwhile, those close to the family are gathered i in their home, mourning and sharing memories. >> The family was the most welcoming family to anybody in the neighborhood. They would be missed heavily, heavily. >> Now, police say this crash is under investigation, and members of those friends that I spoke to say that family members are coming in from India over the weekend, and I also spoke with members of the community who are
