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LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- According to ABC 7 News, three people were tragically killed and four injured in a San Dimas boating accident. The devastating collision occurred at the Puddingstone Reservoir around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, when a boat carrying four occupants, three males and one female, collided with Jet Ski carrying three women. The specificity of how this collision occurred was not immediately available.

Following the accident, the three women on the Jet Ski, aged 25, 35, 60, were reported to have died at the scene. Three men in the boat, aged 22, 35, and 36, sustained critical injures and were transported Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, while their 22-year-old female passenger suffered minor injuries and was also transported to a hospital for further treatment.

Cause of the San Dimas Boating Accident

The accident on October 15th remains under investigation by authorities. However, based on the information by news reports, it is unclear how this accident happened and who is officially responsible. Therefore, police officials investigating the collision will carefully monitor the situation to determine what and why this horrific accident happened and who is ultimately responsible.

Boat Accident Injury and Wrongful Death Liability

Boating accidents such as this one, can have unique and complex legal issues. Therefore, while the cause of the accident is not clear, victims or family members of the victims would be well-advised to contact a Los Angeles boating accident lawyer. A knowledgeable and experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorney can advised the injured victims of their legal rights and decide the best course of action to recover the maximum compensation for medical care expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. If family members of the deceased victims decide to take action in a wrongful death claim, a skilled and competent attorney can advise the family of their legal rights to hold the responsible parties financially liable for the loss of their loved ones, and help them receive the maximum compensation they are entitled to for funeral/burial costs, loss of love, care, and companionship, and other related damages in this tragic boating accident.

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An Upland man died Sunday afternoon and an 11-year-old boy, who was not related to him, suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported. According to the CHP, the solo vehicle motorcycle accident occurred at 12:05 p.m. on the on the transition road between the southbound 57 Freeway (Orange Freeway) and the eastbound 10 Freeway.

The driver, Michael Smith 36, lost control of the 2007 Honda CBS 1000 motorcycle and was thrown from the bike. The 11-year-old passenger, Nathan Ryan of Upland, stayed onboard as the bike went from the west guardrail and across traffic lanes into the east guardrail.

Smith died at the scene and Ryan was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with serious injuries. Both the driver and passenger were wearing helmets. The transition road was closed for approximately three hours while officers investigated.

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