The press service of the company Uber reports that the mother of company founder Travis Kalanick was killed while riding on a boat on Pine Flat Lake (CA, Fresno). While riding the boat struck an underwater rock and crashed. At the time of the crash in the boat were 71-year-old mother of the founder of the Uber — Bonnie Kalanick and her husband, 78-year-old Donald Kalanick. The woman died on the spot, her body was found on the shore, and the man suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized.
The company called the incident «unimaginable tragedy.»
«All in the family Uber aware of how incredibly close was the relationship between Travis and his parents» — wrote one of the employees the company Liane Hornsey.
The incident took place on Friday. Travis Kalanick has not yet made any official statements about the incident.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick mother dies and his father is critical after their boat ‘hits a rock and sinks’ https://t.co/hgBJ01QQ44 pic.twitter.com/39zdA6XKgX
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) May 27, 2017
