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Brit dad dies in jet-ski accident while three-year-old son remains in critical condition

Police are investigating crash which killed the 41-year-old father, thought to be from Northern Ireland

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A BRITISH dad has been killed and his three-year-old son is fighting for his life after a horrific jet-ski crash in the south of France, according to reports.

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An unnamed British man has been killed in a tragic jet-ski accident, which has left his three-year-old son in a critical conditionCredit: Alamy

The 41-year-old man was holidaying with his family near Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, near Nice when the tragic accident happened.

His three-year-old son, who has been named only as Michael, is now in intensive care in a local hospital.

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The family, believed to be from Northern Ireland, were holidaying near Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in France, at the time of the accident, which police are now investigatingCredit: Alamy

According to local reports, the man, who was British, of Russian origin and lived in Northern Ireland, drove into a small cove before losing control and hitting a wall at full-speed.

Police are now investigating the crash, which happened yesterday morning shortly before 11am.

The jet-ski belonged to the people who the family were staying with.

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