Bob 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
02-12-2015, 08:02 PM
60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon Dies After Car Crash
Bob 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.
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