Pictured: Mother, 29, and her four young children killed in fireball crash after being hit by driver as horrified father watched from car behind



A mom and four kids, aged one to 11, didn't stand a chance after their SUV was ploughed into by another car which had just skipped a stop sign

Esmeralda Saucedo, her two daughters, 11-year-old Breanna, 6-year-old Jada Saucedo and her two sons, 3-year-old Nikko and 1-year-old Isaac perished in the crash



The woman's husband watched the horrific scene unfold as he drove in a second vehicle

He tried unsuccessfully to free his family and received minor burns

The driver of the vehicle responsible for the crash, 41-year-old Juana Martinez Bejarano, has been hospitalized with major injuries

The victims haven't yet been named



The mother and her four children who perished on Saturday evening when their SUV was engulfed in flames after a tragic accident on the way to celebrate her youngest child's birthday have been named.

The crash which claimed the lives of 29-year-old Esmeralda Saucedo, her two daughters, 11-year-old Breanna, 6-year-old Jada Saucedo and her two sons, 3-year-old Nikko and 1-year-old Isaac was witnessed by their horrified father who was driving behind his wife.

The collision occurred after 7 p.m. when a 2004 Nissan Quest minivan hit the man's family and he saw his wife's vehicle burst into flames and tried unsuccessfully to free his family, including breaking the windows, said California Highway Patrol Officer Axel Reyes.

This comes as the California Highway Patrol said that the driver of the Nissan did not have a driver's license.

A mom and her four children have been tragically killed after their white SUV was engulfed in flames on Saturday evening after another vehicle ran a stop sign and hit them

He received minor burns to his hands, while his wife and four children all died at the scene.

The minivan's driver, 41-year-old Juana Martinez Bejarano, has been hospitalized for major injuries. CHP officers and fire officials are investigating the crash and the fire.

A witness said the minivan was traveling about 60 mph or near the 55 mph limit of county roads in the area, Reyes said.

'She was a good mom. She always had her babies with her,' said family friend, Nora Escalante to ABC 30.



Family members say the family was on their way to a restaurant in Fresno to celebrate Isaac's second birthday, which would have been on Monday.

Members of the California Highway Patrol said that Bajarano ran a stop sign and collided with the family's Ford SUV.



The unidentified father was following behind and watched helplessly as his family was involved in the huge crash and ran to help.



'He seemed to be so distraught, he was wanting to get his wife and children out of the car and my husband had to intervene because he was in such shock, at that point we just had to pull him away.' witness Lori Pierce said to ABC 30.

‘You almost could not have timed it any better, the two front corners’ of the two vehicles struck at the worst angle - right near the engine blocks - likely leading to the fire, Reyes said.

Tragedy on the road: Esmeralda Saucedo (left) with her 1-year-old son Issac in a picture (left) at a memorial that included a picture of her three-year-old son, Nikko, who died on Saturday evening in Fresno, California

Family ties: This is the memorial left by members of the Saucedo family at the crash site in Fresno, California Perished: Esmeralda Saucedo (right) and her two daughters who have been identified as 11-year-old Breanna Reyes-Saucedo (left) and 6-year-old Jada Saucedo (right)

The crash occurred after 7 p.m. when a 2004 Nissan Quest minivan hit the 29-year-old woman and her four children - boys ages 1 and 3 and girls ages 6 and 11

Investigators are also looking at whether Bejarano was on medication at the time of the accident, Reyes said. Her medical history indicates that may be a possibility, he said.

Fresno County Coroner Dr. David Hadden said investigators were conducting autopsies on Sunday morning.

The couple had been headed to pick up another child, which is why they were in two cars, Hadden said. It's unclear whether the child was their own or a relative.

The crash was a tragedy for the Fresno County community, where it's impossible to not routinely bump into people one knows, Hadden said.



Everyone involved in the accident was from the small town of Riverdale in Fresno County, which is just north of where the crash occurred. The town is about 80 miles south of Merced.

Distraught family members gathered along with the father at the crash site on Saturday evening, Reyes said.