It could be at least another day before the bodies of two mothers and four children who died when their van caught fire after a crash on the 5 Freeway are identified because they were so badly burned, authorities said.
The six victims were in a minivan that was partially blocking the far-right lane on the southbound side of the freeway near Gorman when it was rear-ended by a big rig traveling at 55 mph. The minivan rolled over and caught fire on the side of the road at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said.
Authorities said the van was packed with two Bay Area families – two children and two parents each. When the van rolled over and burst into flames the children and their mothers were in the rear seats.
The men sitting in the front tried to save them from the flames but were held back by CHP officers. The two survivors were identified as Aaron Hon Wing Ng, 34, of San Francisco and Wei Xiong Li, 45, of Daly City. Both men suffered serious burns to their arms from trying to rescue their loved ones, the CHP said.
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