60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon Dies After Car Crash
 

http://media1.popsugar-assets.com/fi...0447.large.jpgBob Simon, a veteran correspondent for CBS News, was killed last night in a car accident in NYC. He was 73 years old. According to the New York Police Department, the reporter was in the backseat of a cab when it rear-ended a**ther vehicle and crashed into barriers. Bob was taken to the hospital, where he died, while the cab driver was at a**ther hospital and suffered injuries to his arms and legs. In a statement, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager said, "It's a terrible loss for all of us at CBS News. It is such a tragedy made worse because we lost him in a car accident, a man who has escaped more difficult situations than almost any journalist in modern times." Celebrities from Anderson Cooper to Seth Meyers have tweeted and mourned Bob's death.

#BobSimon was the best writer, in my opinion, working in broadcast news. I have admired him from the time I was a kid watching #CBSNews

— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) February 12, 2015

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Gutted to hear the news about Bob Simon. An absolute master of his craft.

&mdash; Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) February 12, 2015

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CBS News journalist Bob Simon was a legend in his field. How tragic. RIP

&mdash; Andy Cohen (@Andy) February 12, 2015

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My heart goes out to Bob's family. I worked with him. True journalist. http://t.co/lDqJCkENsP

&mdash; Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) February 12, 2015

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